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Kardashians pledge $500,000 as celebs rally for Harvey storm relief

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Storm-hit Houston reels from influx of evacuees, crime outbreak

LOS ANGELES - Kim Kardashian and her family on Tuesday donated a collective $500,000 to storm Harvey relief efforts, joining celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Dwayne Johnson, NFL player J.J. Watt and comedian Kevin Hart who have pledged funds to help the tens of thousands affected by the devastation in Texas.

Kardashian, her sisters Khloe and Kourtney and mom Kris Jenner made the pledges on Twitter, directing their funds to the Red Cross and Salvation Army.

“Houston we are praying for you! My mom, sisters & I will be donating $500,000,” the TV reality star tweeted.

Tropical Storm Harvey, which hit land as a hurricane over the weekend, has brought catastrophic flooding to Texas, killing at least 11 people and paralyzing Houston.

City officials on Tuesday prepared

to shelter up to 19,000 people, with thousands more expected to flee the area.

“Ride Along” star Hart set the celebrity ball rolling on Monday with a $50,000 donation and social media challenge that called on stars to match him. Johnson, Lopez and rapper DJ Khaled each have pledged $25,000.

Houston Texans NFL player Watt launched his own online effort on Sunday with a $100,000 donation and a video plea. The fund quickly reached $1 million,

and Watt tweeted on Tuesday his goal was now $4 million.

Houston’s most famous export, Beyonce, who has recently moved from New York to Los Angeles, has said she is working on a plan to help her hometown recover “Texas You are in my prayers,” the singer posted on her Instagram page. In statement to the Houston Chronicle on Monday, Beyonce added that she was working closely with her team and her Houston pastor “to implement a plan to help as many as we can.” (rtr)

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Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016.

Taylor Swift’s new music video makes biggest YouTube debut ever LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift’s vengeful new music video “Look What You Made Me Do,” is smashing records on YouTube, garnering more than 43 million views in its first 24 hours of release.

YouTube said on Tuesday it was the biggest debut of any video in YouTube history, beating the 36-million mark set by South Korean singer Psy’s “Gentleman” for that time frame in 2013.

“Look What You Made Me Do,” in which Swift takes aim at those who have attacked her professionally and personally in the last 10 years, has been heavily scrutinized by fans and entertainment media since it was premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards show on Sunday.

Swift, 27, who has been absent from award shows and red carpet events in

2017 after highly publicized feuds with Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry, did not attend the ceremony.

YouTube said the video averaged over 30,000 views per minute in its first 24 hours, with hourly views reaching over 3 million. By Tuesday, YouTube views had surpassed the 53 million mark.

The music video starts with Swift crawling out of a grave and declaring her old self dead, portraying a hard-edged artist with nothing left to lose.

It ends with the singer reviving all the personas of her music career - from gawky, guitar-playing 16-year-old to poised Grammy winner - and having them bicker with each other for being fake, pretending to be nice and playing the victim. (rtr)

Taylor Swift performs in Times Square on New Year’s Eve in New York, New York, U.S. December 31, 2014.

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Residents use boats to evacuate flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road east Houston, Texas, U.S. August 28, 2017.

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HOUSTON - Houston strained under the arrival of tens of thousands of people fleeing submerged homes and flooded roads on Wednesday and faced an outbreak of looting and armed robberies that forced a midnight curfew. The city opened the George R. Brown Convention Center over the weekend with a plan to house 5,000 people and be run largely by American Red Cross volunteers. The center’s size quickly doubled, as people streamed in from areas south and west of the city. Despite promising two more “mega” centers early Tuesday, Houston opened one, at a basketball arena, and two smaller centers.

That proved too little for county officials who set up their own location as an outbreak of looting and armed robberies prompted the city to order an indefinite curfew from midnight to 5 a.m. (0500 to 1000 GMT). Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said late Tuesday individuals impersonating police officers knocked on doors in at least two parts of the city telling residents to evacuate their homes.

Saying it spent days trying to coordinate an emergency plan with city, federal and county officials, Harris County officials late Tuesday decided to open a separate shelter for 10,000 people at a county-owned exhibition hall. “The Red Cross

was pretty much overwhelmed,” the county’s chief administrator, Ed Emmett, said at a news conference late Tuesday. After joint efforts didn’t come together, Emmett said officials decided “we can’t wait. We need to get this done.”

A county-owned exhibition hall, the NRG Center, was opened at 10 p.m. local time Tuesday. Emmett said it would be staffed in part by members of the National Guard. More than 3,000 Houston homes were underwater and thousands more were threatened by two reservoirs swollen by an estimated 35 inches (90 cm) of rain. In Brazoria County south of Houston, a levee broke on Tuesday morning, and the county’s chief administrator urged

residents to “get out now.”

Mandatory evacuation orders covered Brazoria, Galveston and Fort Bend counties south and west of Houston, and officials issued calls for people to leave voluntarily across the region. Some 9,000 people were at the nearly 2-million-square-foot Houston convention center early Tuesday, and local officials began searching for two additional sites as more headed to the city. Officials defended a decision not to call for a mass evacuation because of the dangers posed by such a move. A 2005 evacuation ahead of Hurricane Rita turned into a nightmare for many in Texas and Louisiana who found themselves trapped on clogged road-

ways and running out of fuel.

Area churches and aid organizations donated clothing, bedding and food for those forced to leave their home. The American Red Cross brought at least 1,000 volunteers to staff the city’s convention center, and provided cots, blankets and food for 34,000 across the region, officials said. Houston called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to send cots, other supplies and food to help 10,000 people “as soon as possible,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said. The main shelter was initially expected to take in 5,000 people, but more than

2,000 arrived late on Monday, and the numbers swelled.

Among them were Maria Davila, 56, her husband, daughter, and two grandchildren, who arrived Monday night after their Houston home was flooded. “We left our cars and belongings and starting swimming,” she said. “We don’t know how long we will be here.” Dulcie Alexander, 44, was trapped along with several other drivers by heavy water on a highway Saturday night. She and a group of 15 others spent the night in their cars. On Sunday morning they made their way to a fire station, and were ferried to the convention center.

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He reveals an artist Kepaon in 1928

Edward said he was conducting this research to repatriate old documents that had never been seen by Balinese artists, scholars and the people of Bali.

“We have a disk collection about Balinese culture and customs, chiefly the songs of ancient Bali from around 1928. Our research project is entitled ‘the 1928 repatriation’ and we found 111 Balinese songs including the CD”, he said. After discovering these recordings, Edward restored them in collaboration with experts in New Yord. He also found Balinese dance movies from the 1930’s that also include

images of the daily life of Balinese people featuring scenes of the natural environment, temple festivals, devotional works and ngaben or cremation ceremony.

“Our task is to search for evidence of Balinese culture. I am confident that Balinese culture is very complicated, creative and constantly growing. These documents prove that during the period of the 1920s and 1930s, Balinese artists were very good, as shown by the janger dance at Abiantimbul or Kedaton that they are complicated and quite revolutionary”, he asserted.

Due to his persistent desire to

With only 25 percent production, coffee farmers unable to fulfill export demands

return documents of old Balinese culture in the form of copied materials, he has come across photographs in archive offices all over the world. He added that his teacher and colleagues in Bali were also eager to find recordings.

“My colleagues need the documents because they want to learn, preserve and revive these arts and culture, such as the traditional songs of Denpasar and Griya Pidada Klungkung. Many scholars and artists want to see these”, he said.

Edward has been collecting these documents for 15 years and completed his collection 8 years ago with the recordings of old Balinese songs. He had many challenges including repeatedly requesting permission to have these documents. According to Edward, these belong to the people of Bali so he did what he could to get a soft copy. “II am

not satisfied with just seeing a photo or movie without knowing what it is. So, I try to find the senior figures presented in these documents”, he said.

A few months ago, Edward got an old movie from the National Library of Washington DC. The movie had been kept there for 80 years and was only opened a few months ago. “I had the assistance of Made Kaler from Buleleng Bali who is a very thourgouh and fast write. He can can watch while noting what the dancer says. Hopefully he can become the hero of anthropology from Bali”, he said. In the dance film with the words ‘Kepaon’ and ‘Bagus’ Edward saw a dance group (Bagus group from Kepaon). He immediately called his clolleague Nyoman Wisura from Kepaon and was brought to meet Jero Dalem Kepaon.

“The film shows a pantiran dance (squatting dance). Nowadays it wold be known as Kebyar Duduk dance. I am very happy to meet with this senior figure and his family here so that I can know the name of the gamelan players and dancers in this movie from 1928”, he said. Dewa Suharya familiarly addressed as DBM Su-

TABANAN —Tabanan coffee farmers have been facing quite a challenge over the part two years with regards to weather conditions. After overcoming the challenge of a long dry season in 2016, in 2017 they had to face similarly long rainy season. As a result, over the last two years, coffee production has continued to decline.

In 2017, Robusta coffee beans with the potential for export were only produced at 25 percent of the harvest from the previsou year.

Chief of the Pupuan Coffee Association, Wayan Dira, who is also a coffee farmer, said on Tuesday (Aug. 29) that Robusta coffee production in Pupuan dropped dramatically this year. On average, he used to produce about one ton of coffee beans per hectare but this year productinon has dropped to 250 kilograms per hectare”, he said.

Dira added that the decline in the production of coffee beans over the past two years was caused by extreme weather conditions. The growing season of 2016 was to dry and this year it was too wet.

Coffee farmers in Pupuan hope that 2018 growing season will be more conducive to productive crops. He decline in productino over the last two years has menat that the Pupan Coffee Association could not meet the rather large demand for Robusta overseas.

“This year we could not meet the export demands, we could only meet domestic needs” explained Dira.

Currently, the price of Pupuan coffee shows an increase though not a significant one. Dry coffee beans are being sold in the range of IDR 30,000 to IDR 35,000. Based on data from the agriculture agency, the area of Robusta coffee plantations in 2016 spread across the 39 subak abian organizations in Pupuan was recorded to reach 9,586.31 hectares, with 822.45 hectares had not produced any beans yet; 8,197.91 hectares have produced beans and 1,134.27 hectares that had been planted but did not produce any beans or produced damaged beans. In 2016 their productino of Robusta coffee reached 6,101.61 tons. (kmb24)

harya admitted that he was proud to be Dewa Bagus Putu Sarya’s grandson because his grandfather represents the embryo of dance in South Bali – especially the area of Kepaon and surrounding areas.

“We know that my grandfather was a dancer and martial artist.

He was also a teacher, training gamelan musicians at Kepaon, Langon and Belaluan and have not inherited the dance but we were given the matrial arts.

Thanks you Mr. Edward for showing us this documentary about one of our senior figures that we have never seen before”, said this former chief of Denpasar police (now Denpasar metro police).

The film made Suharya proud to see his grandfather playing the drum, in fact he immediately shouted out ‘that’s my grandfather!!’. “Our grandfather died in 1977 at the age of 76. I was in the first grade of the police academy. Now I see that my grandfather was very handsome.

Our family were great artists of the past and I am determined to preserve the Balinese culture inherited from this senior figure” said this retired one-star police general. (rah)

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American scientist researches Balinese culture

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Steady may win the weight-loss race PHILADELPHIA - Dieters who lose varying amounts of weight each week may not shed as many excess pounds as people who consistently lose the same amount week in and week out, a U.S. study suggests.

Researchers examined data on183 overweight and obese adults who participated in a weight loss program with meal replacements provided along with goals for calorie monitoring and exercise.

After two years, the dieters who had the most consistent weight loss during the first three months of the program shed more excess pounds than the people who initially had more fluctuation, researchers report in the journal Obesity.

While the study can’t explain whether or how consistency in weekly weight loss might contribute to success, it’s possible that different approaches to dieting played a role, said study co-author Michael Lowe, a psychology researcher at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

“Those who lose weight steadily may have had more consistent eating and exercise habits before they joined our program and continued with that pattern as they cut back on calories and exercised more,” Lowe said by email.

“Those with more variable patters may be trying to lose weight as quickly as possible - so they sometimes have big weight losses, but this leaves them starving and unable to stay on their diet for a week or so,” Lowe added. “They regain some of their weight, get upset, and try to lose as much as they can again.”

At the start of the study, participants were 51 years old on average and typically obese. The majority were white, and most were women.

Overall, participants’ weekly weight loss tended to vary by about 1.09 pounds during the first six weeks and by 1.33 pounds during the first 12 weeks of the study.

Women tended to be more consistent dieters than men, with less variation from one week to the next at both six weeks and 12 weeks.

The researchers found that higher weight variability during the initial six and 12 weeks of weight loss treatment predicted poorer subsequent, long-term weight control at one year and at two years.

For example, someone who lost four pounds one week, regained two and then lost one the next tended to fare worse than someone who lost one pound consistently each week for three weeks.

Interestingly, individuals who reported lower emotional eating, binge eating and preoccupation with food at the start of the study showed higher weight variability and less weight loss overall.

This suggests that initial weight change, rather than relationships with or behaviors toward food, is much more important in predicting who will succeed in weight loss and maintenance, the authors conclude.

It’s also possible that variation in weight loss from one week to the next slows down overall weight loss, making it harder for people to achieve long-term weight loss goals, said Susan Roberts of the USDA Nutrition Center at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

“So people who are on their program some weeks but not others will inevitably lose less weight because you can’t really catch up in the sense of making up bad weeks,” Roberts, who wasn’t involved in the study, said by email. “At best, you can only get back on track.”

Participants who had more consistent results might also do more thorough job of tracking what they eat and how much they exercise, said Dr. Anne McTiernan of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. (rtr)

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After two years, the dieters who had the most consistent weight loss during the first three months of the program shed more excess pounds than the people who initially had more fluctuation

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Arrangement to be made gradually Customers buy fruit and vegetables at a stall in Borough Market in London, Britain August 18, 2017.

Study challenges conventional wisdom on fats, fruits and vegetables

ONTARIO - Global dietary guidelines should possibly be changed to allow people to consume somewhat more fats, to cut back on carbohydrates and in some cases to slightly scale back on fruits and vegetables, a large study suggests.

Over the course of about seven years, diets with roughly 35 percent of calories from fats were tied to a lower mortality rate than diets with about 60 percent of calories from carbohydrates.

“What we are suggesting is moderation as opposed to very low and very high intakes of fats and carbohydrates,” said Mahshid Dehghan from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Dehghan and colleagues write in The Lancet that cardiovascular disease is a global epidemic, with 80 percent of the burden being found in low- and middle-income countries.

The World Health Organization currently advises people to get no more than 30 percent of energy from fats and to avoid saturated fats found in things like animal products. Those recommendations are based on data from North America and Europe, however.

The new data are drawn from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, which recruited people ages 35 to 70 in 18 countries between 2003 and 2013.

The researchers had dietary and other information from 135,335 people who were followed for roughly seven years.

During the study period, the researchers identified 5,796 deaths and 4,784 cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks among the study population.

When the researchers separated people into five groups based on carbohydrate consumption, they found that people who ate the most carbohydrates were 28 percent more likely to die from any cause during the study than those who ate the least.

When people were divided into five groups based on how much fat they consumed, those who consumed the most fat - of any kind - were about 23 percent less likely to die during the study than those who ate the least.

The findings were consistent no matter what type of fat was consumed.

“We are hoping that dietary guidelines are reconsidered in light of the new findings,” Dehghan told Reuters Health.

Guidelines could relax restrictions on fat while focusing on carbohydrate intake, for example.

A second analysis from the PURE study also suggests that the benefits of eating fruits and vegetable aren’t limitless.

WHO guidelines suggest five servings of fruits, vegetables or legumes each day, according to coauthor Victoria Miller, who is also with McMaster University.

Those guidelines, again, are mostly based on evidence from North America and Europe. In other parts of the world, five servings of fruit each day may be too expensive.

“Our findings show the lowest risk of death was among people

who ate three to four servings with little additional benefit beyond that range,” said Miller.

If dietary guidelines were adjusted to reflect a smaller recommended amount, she told Reuters Health, it would be more achievable and more people would meet that goal.

Miller also emphasized that people who are meeting or exceeding the daily goal of fruits, vegetables and legumes shouldn’t take the findings as a license to eat less of those foods.

“We don’t want to tell people who are eating more than the recommendation to eat less,” she said. “That’s not the message.”

Along with existing evidence, the new research suggests the biology of people around the world is similar when it comes to diets, said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Boston.

“When viewed in the context of all the other evidence, it paints a pretty consistent picture,” said Mozaffarian, who wasn’t involved with the new study.

He told Reuters Health that people should increase good fats, increase the consumption of good foods that give rise to life - like fruits - and not worry too much about total or saturated fats.

“I think we really have to revisit the continued strong focus on fat rather than thinking of carbs and food quality,” said Mozaffarian. (rtr)

The pond and surrounding area have remained unkempt and have become dilapidated.

BANGLI — Tamanbali Raja located at Tamanbali village, Bangli, has long been designated as a tourist destination. However, the pond and surrounding area have remained unkempt and have become dilapidated.

As seen at the location last Monday, Tamanbali Raja, a relic of the king of Tamanbali, has become quite rundown. At the edge of the pond on the north near Masceti Temple, a pile

of refuse form ceremonial offerings has been left to rot. Shrubs overgrow the area and the gazebo built by former Governor of Bali Dewa Made Berata is severely damaged with nothing but the pillars remaining.

Headman of Tamanbali, I Dewa Gede Ngurah Oka, admited on Monday (Aug 28) that the locatin has been neglected for some time.

Despite having been designated as a

tourist attraction, Tamanbali Raja has not been given any attention. “We are stil conducting a study to determine how we should renovate the grounds that have become quite spooky”, said Ngurah Oka. Ngurah Oka added that he hopes that the district government of Bangli can help fix up the location that will require a fairly large budget as the local village only has a very limited

budget. “We hoped that the so that these grounds can be used more optimally’ he explained.

Even in its sorry state, still manages to draw a fair number of visitors who come to take pictures or just to walk around. “ If the location is rearranged, visitors will certainly be happy to com here”, he explained.

Facilities such as parking and toilets also need to be worked on.

Here are also plans to built a post for taking selfies above the pond and trekking path. Travel agencies who have helped to build up the Kuning Waterfall attraction at Petak hamlet will also be invited to give their imput.

The plan is to make Tamanbali Raja part of a trekking package. “ We will arrange the entire location gradually” he added. (kmb41)

Patoyan Ganggadwara

An innovative work exploring nature CONNOISSEURS of the arts in Bali, especially those living around Mumbul Park, Sangeh, had the opportunity to enjoy an attractive art performance on Saturday night (Aug. 26). IN fact they were the first to witness the innovative kecak a cappella performance on water. Hopefully, the kecak on water dance created by the Sangeh village youth in collaboration with the Yudistira Dance Studio under direction of Pancer Langiit Dance Studio, will serve as a the embryo for the revivial of artistic creativity as a tourist attraction that has been starting to pick up steam. Mumbal Park, that is know by the Balinese as a place for doing water purification and there is hope that this new kecak dance will become their trade mark performance.

According to Head of Pancer Langiit Foundation, Agung Rahma Putra, the birth of the water kecak entitled Patoyan Ganggadwara was

inspired by the beauty of Mumbul Park known as the center for spiritual and physical activity of Sangeh villagers. The clear water pond locate in Mumbul Park can serve as a natural stage for Balinese artists to show off creative works.

“Pancer Langiit along with the Sangeh village youth and Yudistira dance studio of Sangeh are trying to respond to the space of Mumbul Park to drive the spirit and potential of our artistic creativity.

In addition, we have an idea that this place can be transformed into an educational center for maintaining, preserving and glorifying the springs as a source of life”, said this doctoral student from ISI Surakarta, Solo while explaining where the inspiration for the creation of Patoyan Ganggadwar came from In Balinese culture, said Agung Rahma Putra, patoyan is known as a container of holy water and plays an important role in the life of

Hindu society in general and Balinese Hindu in particular. Gangga is a gift from Hyang Paramesti Guru in the form of enlightenment and the value of virtue. Enlightenment is like a lantern providing guidance for humans. Thus, Patoyan Ganggadwara is interpreted as an entrance to self-purification as the first step in achieving true happiness.

“We deliberately came up with the concept of this work as a water kecak composition as we hope it can become one of the icons or trade marks staged at Mumbul Park.

Hopefully, this work can also become one of the attractions for tourists visiting Mumbul Park”, he said while adding that the Patoyan Ganggadwara performance is a cultural night intended to support Sangeh Village in developing tourism as well as being part of the cultural night program as a social service of Warmadewa University. (ian)

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The Sangeh village youth in collaboration with the Yudistira Dance Studio under direction of Pancer Langiit Dance Studio.

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Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence face expulsion despite U.N. appeal

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COX’S BAZAR - Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh from escalating violence in Myanmar face the growing danger of sickness and attempts by the Bangladesh authorities to send them home, despite a United Nations plea that they be allowed to seek shelter.

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Three customary villages support Ngurah Rai Airport expansion

MANGUPURA — The airport expansion plan for the apron development at the Ngurah Rai International Airport jutting into the sea has got approval from three adjacent customary villages namely the Kelan, Tuban and Kuta.

Legal Section Head of Ngurah Rai Airport, Arie Ahsanurrohim, said on Tuesday (Aug. 29) that his management had a meeting with three customary villages namely Kuta, Tuban and Kelan on Monday (Aug. 28). The meeting aimed to provide official information on the construction plan of Ngurah Rai Airport’s apron. “We only invite the chief of the three customary villages because their area is possibly affected in the construction of apron expansion later on,” he said.

He explained that in the meeting was delivered two options to be done in the apron development namely reclamation and piles. Cus-

tomary village chiefs that attended the meeting suggested paying attention to environmental aspect during the apron construction.

“In this apron construction plan, we from the Angkasa Pura (AP) I prioritize the pile option. However after the review, the pile option will also impact the airport’s operating hours where the airport should be closed for 12 hours every day,” he said.

According to Arie, the closure is done to avoid flight accidents. During the construction, it will use a high-sized heavy equipment to plug the piles. “If the local government together with Balinese people sup-

port the reclamation option, the AP I will be readier,” he concluded.

Arie added, this dissemination will continue to be done as long as there are parties wishing to get explanation from the AP I. In principle, the dissemination is expected to be carried out as efficiently as possible so that the workmanship is not too late. He admitted the AP I had a meeting with the Regent of Badung, I Nyoman Giri Prasta. Yet at that time, Regent Giri Prasta asked for a more detailed presentation.

Related to the pros cons of reclamation in Bali, the AP I fully realized that indeed reclamation cannot be accepted in Bali. However, he believed if the reclamation is implemented based on good social and economic studies, and there is only one interest namely the interest of the nation, there will be

no pros and cons. Therefore, AP I expected all parties to jointly carry out massive dissemination that this is purely for the sake of the nation.

This development is carried out to expand airport capacity, promote tourism and poise the airport density in the long run.

When confirmed separately, chief of Kuta customary village, I Wayan Swarsa, confirmed the meeting. But Swarsa emphasized that the meeting is just a joint meeting without any decision from each customary village.

Following up the meeting, his authority plans to invite AP I to attend the customary village meeting related to the development plan.

The two options related to the development plan had already been submitted by the AP I. Swarsa stated that any things carried out mainly

by means of reclamation should not disrupt the flow of sea currents to Kuta Beach as it will finally cause abrasion on the north side of Kuta Beach. Swarsa admitted to be very objecting if the construction interferes with the comfort and security of Kuta Beach.

“Undertaking reclamation along 500 meters very significantly effects on the waves on Kuta Beach.

We hope the AP I to include a review so that negative influence of the development can be minimized.

This was agreed by AP I yesterday.

The AP I would like to team up with Udayana University to conduct a study. The decision whether to agree and disagree over the development is not my personal capacity as a chief of customary village but depends on the agreement of local residents,” he said. (kmb23)

A series of coordinated attacks by Rohingya insurgents on security forces in the north of Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Friday has triggered a fresh exodus to Bangladesh of Muslim villagers trying to escape the violence. At least 109 people have been killed in the clashes in Myanmar, according to the government, most of them militants but including members of the security forces and civilians.

The United Nations Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Wednesday, at the request of Britain, to discuss the situation in Myanmar. Bangladesh border guards told Reuters they had sent about 550 Rohingya back across the Naf river that separates the two countries since Monday, despite an appeal by U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres for Dhaka to allow Rohingya to seek safety.

Border patrols were also trying to block people from crossing the frontier. The treatment of about 1.1 million Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar has become the biggest challenge for national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been accused by Western critics of not speaking out on behalf of a minority who have long complained of persecution. The Rohingya are denied citizenship in Myanmar and classified as illegal immigrants, despite claiming roots there that go back centuries.

The violence marks a dramatic escalation of a conflict that has simmered since October, when a similar, but much smaller, series of Rohingya attacks on security posts prompted a fierce military response dogged by allegations of human rights abuses.

The top U.N. human rights official, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, called on Myanmar on Tuesday to ensure its security forces refrained from using disproportionate force, adding that the political leadership had a duty to protect all civilians “without discrimination”.

“This turn of events is deplorable. It was predicted and could have been prevented,” he said. Myanmar’s National Security Adviser Thaung Tun said at a news conference that Myanmar had come REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY under attack and had the full right to defend itself. He added that “security personnel have been instructed to make sure that innocent Rohingya children cross the Bangladesh-Myanmar border fence as they try to enter Bangladesh civilians are not harmed”. (rtr) in Bandarban, an area under Cox’s Bazar authority, Bangladesh, August 29, 2017.

Six die in rains lashing India’s business hub, more downpours forecast

Price of dry frangipani slowly increases

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Since last week, many residents have been seen drying frangipani in their courtyard.

NEGARA — A number of people, especially in rural areas, have started to diligently collect frangipani flowers again as the price of these fragrant blossoms has started to increase. These flowers that had become regarded as mere organic waste are now being collected again to be dried and sold.

Since last week, many residents have been seen drying frangipani in their courtyard. People have become diligent about collecting drying and selling these flowers again as the price has gone up to IDR 7,000 per kilo showing a sharp

increase from the IDR 5,000 per kilo that they were being sold for last month. It is quite possible that the price will even go up to IDR 10,000 per kilo.

On that account, many people have become quite enthusiastic about collecting this blossoms from their yards. “IN the past the price for dried frangipani was as much as IDR 220,000 per kilogram, but then it dropped dramatically so we could not sell them anymore”, explained Margi Rahayu, a resident of Yehembang village, Mendoyo.

“Prices have gone up over the

last two weeks” she explained Monday (Aug. 28). Currently the price of dry frangipani can reach IDR 7,000 per kilogram. Recently, many collectors have also been actively purchasing these flowers from their neighbours.

Rahayu hopes the price of frangipani will continue to rise because it can help people earn a little extra money. Almost everyone has a frangipani tree in their yard. Rahayu’s neighbour Muliawati also collects these flowers and dries them out.

She said that she can earn a fair amount every month. (kmb26)

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Commuters walk through water-logged roads after rains in Mumbai, India, August 29, 2017.

MUMBAI - Two toddlers were among at least six people who died after floods caused by heavy seasonal monsoon rains destroyed homes and disrupted traffic in India’s financial capital, police said on Wednesday.

Train services resumed slowly and dozens of commuters began walking to work in Mumbai, a city of 20 million people that is home to India’s two biggest stock exchanges and the headquarters of several major companies.

Some low-lying areas remained under water, causing vehicle pileups, after the city received nearly a month’s equivalent of rainfall in a single day. Authorities ordered schools and colleges to shut following forecasts of more rain. (http:// bit.ly/2wRltEb) “There are several stranded cars and two-wheelers on the roads that

we are clearing,” said traffic police official Amitesh Kumar.

“We are not expecting any major traffic jams as the machinery is geared up and the rain forecast is also not as bad.”

Police said a 45-year-old woman and a 1-1/2-year-old child, members of the same family, died after their home in the northeastern suburb of Vikhroli crumbled late on Tuesday, while a 2-year-old girl died in a wall collapse.

In the neighbouring city of Thane, three people died after being swept away by floods, police added. Several firms made arrangements to provide food and rest areas for employees stuck in offices, while officials of temples and religious bodies offered help to those stranded on streets.

Flights faced delays of up to 15 minutes, a spokeswoman for

the Mumbai airport said, following several cancellations late on Tuesday.

The deluge revived memories of 2005 floods that killed more than 500 people, the majority of them in shantytown slums where more than half the city’s population lives.

Unabated construction on floodplains and coastal areas, as well as stormwater drains and waterways clogged by plastic garbage have made the city increasingly vulnerable to storms.

In a message on social network Twitter, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered crisis-mitigation assistance to the government of Maharashtra, the western state whose capital Mumbai is.

More than 1,200 people have died across India, Bangladesh and Nepal in the worst floods to strike South Asia in years. (rtr)

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BUSINESS Wall St ticks up as fear over North Korea dissipates

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks recovered on Tuesday from steep early losses brought by fears of escalation of hostilities in the Korean Peninsula, with major indexes steadily climbing into positive territory.

The S&P 500 fell as much as 0.66 percent after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that all options are on the table for the United States to respond to North Korea’s firing of a ballistic missile over a Japanese island into the sea in a new show of force.

“When the President says ‘All options are on the table,’ the best strategy for investors is sometimes to do nothing,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Wells Fargo Funds Management in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Market analysts were relieved that the rift did not escalate further, with Trump’s focus on the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to strike Texas in 50 years when it made landfall last week.

“While it’s possible all these unfortunate events can add up to something more consequential, the economy is pretty darn big and resilient,” Jacobsen said.

The storm shuttered refineries across the U.S. energy hub in Texas but stocks in the energy sector were little changed, with declines in oil services companies mostly offset by gains in refiners and some producers.

Ernesto Ramos, head of equities at BMO Global Asset Management in Chicago, described the market reaction to the flooding in Houston and surrounding areas as a “very stock specific situation.”

Shares of insurers fell on uncertainty over their liabilities. An index of industry stocks dropped 0.5 percent to its lowest in two months.

In late trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61.02 points, or 0.28 percent, to 21,869.42, the S&P 500 gained 3 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,447.24 and the Nasdaq Composite added 23.52 points, or 0.37 percent, to 6,306.53.

Best Buy tumbled 11.3 percent to $55.38 after it warned that its strong quarterly sales performance should not be seen as a new normal.

United Technologies rose 2.3 percent to $118.04 as it made progress in talks to acquire aircraft component manufacturer Rockwell Collins Inc as it seeks to bulk up its aerospace business. Rockwell’s shares rose 1.9 percent to $130.43. Nike fell 2.0 percent to $52.65 after Morgan Stanley cut its price target by $4, to $64.

Declining and advancing issues were about even on the NYSE; on Nasdaq, a 1.18-to-1 ratio favored advancers.(rtr)

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People pose next to the Wall Street Bull in the financial district in New York, U.S., August 10, 2017.

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Mosaic Pottery of Yangapi Village Penetrates Foreign Market

Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo gestures as he answers questions to the media after a meeting with senators in Mexico City, Mexico August 29, 2017.

Mexico dusts-off ‘Plan B’ as Trump revs up threats to kill NAFTA

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MEXICO CITY - Mexico sees a serious risk the United States will withdraw from NAFTA and is planning for that eventuality, Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Tuesday, calling talks to renegotiate the deal a “roller coaster” that could lead to an impasse. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened three times in the past week to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement, revisiting his view that the United States would probably have to start the process of exiting the accord to reach a fair deal for his country.

Trump has vowed to get a better deal for American workers, and the lively rhetoric on both sides precedes a second round of talks starting on Friday in Mexico City to renegotiate the 1994 accord binding the United States, Mexico and Canada. “This is not going to be easy,” Guajardo said at a meeting with senators in Mexico City. “The start of the talks is like a roller coaster.”

“Next Friday there is the possibility that we find an impasse, the possibility that this does not advance, we can’t rule that out,” he said.

Guajardo has previously estimated a 60 percent chance the talks would be wrapped up by an ambitious soft deadline for January, a date Mexico said was important to avoid the talks becoming politicized ahead of its July presidential election.

“NO NAFTA” The need for a back-up plan in case Trump shreds the deal underpinning a trillion dollars in annual trade in North America has been a long-standing position of the trade minister, who travels to Washington on Tuesday with foreign minister Luis Videgaray to meet senior

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White House and trade officials.

“We are also analyzing a scenario with no NAFTA,” Guajardo said.

In an interview published earlier on Tuesday in Mexican business daily El Economista, Guajardo said “there is a risk, and it’s high” that the Trump administration abandons NAFTA. Responding to Guajardo’s comments, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government would continue to work “seriously” to improve NAFTA. Earlier this month, Guajardo told Reuters a “Plan B” meant being prepared to replace items such as some of the billions of dollars in grain Mexico imports from the United States annually.

To that end, and to seek openings in more markets, Mexico is hosting trade talks with Brazil this week.

Trade officials are also discussing a possible replacement for the TransPacific Partnership trade pact that Trump ditched after taking office.

Overlapping with the NAFTA talks, Mexico will participate in separate trade meetings with Australia and New Zealand in Peru, and President Enrique Pena Nieto travels to China this weekend.

Still, attempts to diversify trade will not be easy. Some 80 percent of all Mexican exports go to the United States, and economies such as Brazil and China often compete with Mexico. Guajardo also suggested World Trade Organization tariffs that would kick in if NAFTA crumbled would be more favorable for Mexico, a view held by many Mexican experts who think trade with the United States would survive the demise of the 1994 deal. “I don’t think it’s going to make that much of a difference in terms of the trading relationship, said Andres Rozental, a former Mexican deputy foreign minister. “If we have to go to WTO tariffs, for us it’s fairly straightforward.”

Guajardo’s and Videgaray’s trip to Washington was announced after Trump not only threatened to pull out of the trade deal, but again said that Mexico would end up paying for the wall he wants to build between the two countries. Mexico has refused point blank to pay for a wall.

In January, after similar comments led Mexico to scrap a summit with Trump, the two sides agreed not to talk in public about it.(rtr)

Sudaji Village Waits for Your Arrival

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Various handicraft products produced by local craftsmen of Bangli have been able to penetrate foreign market. One of them is the mosaic pottery made by Nengah Kita, a craftsman from Kalanganyar hamlet, Yangapi, Tembuku.

Wayan Locong, the brother of Nengah Kita, having got involved in the same business all this time, said that his handicraft products include jars, candle holder, fruit plate and other wall decorations. In addition to being sold in local markets, the products are widely shipped to Europe, Spain and Argentina.

To make mosaic pottery, he purchases raw materials from outside Bangli such as pottery from Lombok, while glass is brought in from Gianyar. The process of making mosaic pottery begins from sanding the pottery until getting smooth. Further, it is painted and drawn according to the desired design. After that, the pottery is fitted with pieces of clear glass having already been colored.

Helped by 13 workers, in a day he can produce dozens of pieces. Just like any other craft businesses, there are always obstacles faced by craftsmen. He added that in producing mosaic pottery, the constraint is the weather. If it rains continuously, the supply of pottery from Lombok is often too late. The price of mosaic pottery varies depending on the size.

For a set of three stuffing jars is sold for IDR 100,000 to IDR 500,000. In the meantime, a candlestick is sold starting from IDR 20,000. (kmb)

Trekking, Culinary, Spiritual Tourism Et Cetera on Offer

Numerous potentials owned by North Bali can lure foreign tourists. If some regions offer the potential of the beach, then some others are superior to the potential of mountainous nature and culture.

Now, it depends on each region to pack and present the potential at hand to tourists.

One of the villages developing the potential with the characteristic owned is Sudaji village in Sawan subdistrict, Buleleng. Aside from offering durians, since several years ago Sudaji has been known as a tourism village. According to the Chief of the Sudaji tourism village, Gede Suharsana, the village was inaugurated as a tourism village by the regent of Buleleng last May 5.

Though newly inaugurated, the village has initiated and pioneered a tour package since 2008. This tourism village is managed by local tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) inaugurated by customary village in 2012.

He said that establishment of the

tourism village passed through a long process, inseparable from the mapping of the potential owned. The concept introduced and highlighted is the local wisdom with the Tri Hita Karana (three causes of happiness).

Habitable homes of residents are taken advantage as an accommodation as well as a place to interact for tourists.

His group also introduces typical cuisines to visiting guests, not Western food. Not only that, in the span of a few years Sudaji tourism village has been capable of presenting tourist activities ranging from trekking, spiritual tourism, agro-tourism and cultural performances.

Pokdarwis continues to explore the village potential, where the latest is the potential of the river. The local river remaining natural with a fairly heavy flow can be used for rafting adventure. This rafting tour is considered as the first one in North Bali.

However, his group is still constrained by equipment of the adrenalin racing adventure. “Yesterday we tested with our self-made equipment, but we still need equipment complying with the standards,” he said. Another obstacle is the matter of weather, where rainy season is prone to flooding that will be hazardous and make tourists feel afraid to try the whitewater rafting adventure. (kmb)

Jaje Lempog, a Cheap Dish with Rich Taste

Have you ever try Lempog? It is one of Balinese traditional food is reraly found in the stores and supermaket. Lempog is usually being sold in thetraditional market or small stores in the village. It is understandable because it is not an exclusive dish, lempog is usualy being enjoyed by the farmers.

Lempog is a cheap dish because it is using a simple material such as Balinese sugar

and cassava. The food is great to accompany us in drinkingtea or coffee. In Java, Lempog is also known as Getuk. Before, Lempog is not only enjoyed by farmers but also served on Hindus ceremonies such as wedding and Ngaben.

Not only that, when the locals work together in building house or a kitchen, Lempog always becomea snack, just like when the farmer work in the field.

In addition to use very easy materials, the process of making it is also very simple.

It doesn’t need a big machine or factory.

Everything can be done at home. To make it, first the cassava must be pealed and cut into smaller pieces and then boiled. The red sugar chopped into smaller pieces so it can dissolved with the cassava. The sugar can also bolied along with the cassava to make

a better taste.

After finish, the cassava is crushed using traditional tool called Luhu which is a big stick made from wood. During the process, the sugar is put so it can blend perfectly.

Salt is also added in the process. After it is smooth enough, the dough is cut into small pieces and ready to be served. In serving Lempog, coconut which is already puured on top of it. Enjoy (kmb)

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Trump surveys devastated Texas as Harvey rages on HOUSTON - President Donald Trump visited Texas on Tuesday to survey damage from the first major natural disaster to test his leadership in a crisis, as record rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston and tens of thousands of people fled deluged homes.

The storm turning slowly in the Gulf of Mexico has brought catastrophic flooding to Texas, killing at least 12 people and paralyzing Houston, America’s fourth most populous city. Damage was expected to run well into the tens of billions of dollars, making it one of the costliest U.S. natural disasters.

City officials were preparing to temporarily house some 19,000 people, with thousands more expected to flee the area as the flooding entered its fourth day and authorities found themselves running out of space in cramped shelters.

The mayor of Houston announced an indefinite 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. curfew amid reports of looting, armed robberies and people impersonating police officers.

Nearly a third of Harris County was under water, an area 15 times the size of Manhattan, according to the Houston Chronicle newspaper.

Harvey has affected nearly a fifth of U.S. refining capacity, triggering worries about lack of gasoline and sending gasoline futures to a two-year high this week. Nearly 20 percent of refining capacity is offline in Texas and Louisiana, according to company reports and Reuters estimates.

Although Houston residents saw patchy sunlight for the first time in days late on Tuesday afternoon, forecasters warned that 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm) of rain was on its way and would continue through Thursday, badly straining the dams and drainage systems that protect the low-lying U.S. energy hub. (rtr)

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City officials prepared to vote Wednesday to allocate $20 million to storm relief, said city Controller Chris Brown. “Houston will have enough money to handle this storm,” he said. City officials would not say how many evacuees they expected, or how many the city could hold. “We are going to have to take folks.

We have no choice,” said Darian Ward, a spokeswoman for Mayor Turner.

Lakewood Church, the Hous-

ton megachurch that holds televised services in a former basketball arena, announced on Tuesday it would take in up to 300 people.

The church has been collecting supplies for other centers and is providing on-site health checks.

“When the city needs us, we try to help,” said Paul Osteen, the brother of Lakewood Pastor Joel Osteen and an associate church pastor. Pastor Osteen was criticized on social media for offering prayers, but not opening church doors to evacuees.

Church spokesman Donald Iloff Jr. called the criticism a “completely false” narrative.(rtr)

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Freeport, Indonesia to end years of wrangling over mining rights JAKARTA - Indonesia on Tuesday agreed to let Freeport-McMoRan Inc keep operating its giant Grasberg copper mine, after the U.S. company said it would cede control of its Indonesian unit, ending years of wrangling. Freeport has been in talks with Indonesia since late 2009 to work out how to shift to a new permit for Grasberg, the world’s second-biggest copper mine, as mandated in a mining law passed that year.

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The United Nations Security Council sits to meet on North Korea after their latest missile test, at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 29, 2017.

U.N. condemns “outrageous” N.Korea missile launch, Pyongyang says more to come

SEOUL - The United Nations condemned North Korea’s “outrageous” firing of a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, demanding Pyongyang halt its weapons programme but holding back on any threat of new sanctions on the isolated regime.

A woman uses a coat hanger to try and retrieve an item from a destroyed house after Hurricane Harvey struck Fulton, Texas, August 26, 2017.

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North Korea said the launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was to counter U.S. and South Korean military drills and was a first step in military action in the Pacific to “contain” the U.S. territory of Guam.

The North’s leader Kim Jong Un ordered the launch to be conducted for the first time from its capital, Pyongyang, and said more exercises with the Pacific as the target were needed, the North’s KCNA news agency said on Wednesday.

“The current ballistic rocket launching drill like a real war is the first step of the military operation of the KPA in the Pacific and a meaningful prelude to containing Guam,” KCNA quoted Kim as saying. The Korean People’s Army or KPA is the North’s military.

Earlier this month, North Korea threatened to fire four missiles into the sea near Guam, home to a major U.S. military presence, after President Donald Trump said the North would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the United States.

In a statement the 15-member Security Council said it was of “vital importance” that North Korea take immediate, concrete actions to reduce tensions and called on all

states to implement U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang.

However, the U.S.-drafted statement, which was agreed by consensus, does not threaten new sanctions on North Korea.

Diplomats say veto-wielding council members China and Russia typically only view a test of a longrange missile or a nuclear weapon as a trigger for further possible sanctions.

China and Russia’s ambassadors to the United Nations said they opposed any unilateral sanctions on North Korea and reiterated calls to halt deployment of a U.S. missile defence system in South Korea.

“I certainly hope that we’ll be able to have a strong resolution following up this ... statement,” Japan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Koro Bessho told reporters after the meeting.

ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE Tuesday’s test was of the same Hwasong-12 missile Kim had threatened to use on Guam, but the test flight took it in another direction, over northern Japan’s Hokkaido and into the sea.

Trump, who has vowed not to let North Korea develop nuclear

missiles that can hit the mainland United States, said the world had received North Korea’s latest message “loud and clear”.

“Threatening and destabilising actions only increase the North Korean regime’s isolation in the region and among all nations of the world. All options are on the table,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Trump administration plans to name a former White House official, Victor Cha, as the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea, according to an administration official.

Cha served as deputy head of the U.S. delegation in multilateral talks with North Korea over its nuclear programme during the administration of President George W. Bush.

The North’s latest test launch came as U.S. and South Korean forces conducted annual military exercises on the Korean peninsula, angering Pyongyang which sees the war games as a preparation for invasion.

North Korea has conducted dozens of ballistic missile tests under Kim in defiance of U.N. sanctions, but firing a projectile over mainland Japan was a rare and provocative move. (rtr)

The company said on Tuesday it had made a “major concession and compromise” in selling a 51 percent stake in PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI). The world’s biggest publicly listed copper miner said the deal would be structured such that it would retain control over operations and governance of PTFI. Shares of Freeport were down 5.6 percent at $14.64 on Tuesday.

The miner will also build a second smelter in Indonesia and plans to invest between $17 billion and $20 billion in Grasberg through 2031.

“It is a short-term positive in that, it allows FCX to export for the foreseeable future,” Clarksons Platou Securities analyst Jeremy Sussman said. “With that said, the up to $20 (billion) spend was more than we were anticipating, and material uncertainty still exists over ‘fair market value’.”

Top-quality copper mines remain rare and the agreement underlines the mine’s importance to Freeport, which produces a quarter of its copper from Grasberg.

It also marks the return of a more muscular stance from a host government, a trend that was

common during the commodities boom. Freeport can “immediately apply” for a 10-year permit extension to mine at Grasberg beyond 2021, said Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan, and a second extension could be proposed before 2031.

“The mandate of the president, which has been agreed to by Freeport, is that the divestment should reach 51 percent,” Jonan told a joint news conference, alongside Freeport Chief Executive Richard Adkerson. “All that is left is to discuss the timing. The price will be negotiated later.”

“We are committed to completing the documentation as soon as possible during 2017,” Adkerson said in a statement. Freeport will need to divest a 41.64 percent of its Indonesian unit to a local entity to comply with new local ownership rules introduced in January, on top of the 9.36 percent stake it has already divested to the government. Freeport has insisted on a “fair market value” for the stake, while the government is seeking a much lower figure and

said it should not include unmined copper reserves.

Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (C), Freeport McMoRan Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson (L) and Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan chat before the start of a news conference at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta, Indonesia August 29, 2017.

Darren Whiteside Last year, Freeport offered a 10.64 percent stake in Grasberg for $1.7 billion, valuing the mine at about $16.2 billion. The government counter-offered at $630 million.

“The mechanics, valuation and timing of the 51 percent divestiture are all absolutely critical issues which must be resolved before the dispute can be regarded as finally settled,” Jakarta-based foreign legal counsel Bill Sullivan told Reuters.

“BETTER THAN NOTHING” The agreement also reduces the risk of another stoppage to copper concentrate exports from

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Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (C), Freeport McMoRan Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson (L) and Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan chat before the start of a news conference at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta, Indonesia August 29, 2017.

Grasberg. Global prices for the metal jumped earlier this year when negotiations soured and exports were halted. “If it wasn’t copper, this may have played out differently. But given copper’s long-term positive outlook and the billions of dollars already invested by Freeport in Grasberg, they must realize that 49 percent is better than nothing,” said James Wilson, mining analyst for Argonaut Stockbroking in Perth.

During Freeport’s five decades of operating Grasberg, in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, there has been frequent friction between the government and the company over revenue sharing and the mine’s social and environmental impact. Labour unrest emerged at Grasberg after Freeport put about 3,000 workers on indefinite leave earlier this year, as a result of the dispute over mining rights.

“We hope that this (agreement) also brings to an end the worker strike,” Tri Puspital, a leader at one of the Freeport workers’ unions, said on Tuesday. As part

of the latest deal, PT-FI will convert its work contract to a special license, which will give it operating rights through 2041.

Talks between Freeport and the government on Grasberg became more urgent this year as the company’s existing 30-year contract is due to expire in 2021 and the government demanded the miner accept the new permit or copper concentrate exports would be stopped.

The new permit would also require Freeport to relinquish arbitration rights and pay new taxes and royalties, among other terms. Energy Minister Jonan said last week this transition would be a “test case” for Indonesia’s mining sector. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told the news conference the government was in the process of drafting new rules on taxes and royalties for miners.

Under these rules, the government expects to increase its revenues from Freeport, and the miner could maintain tax rates for “the duration of its operations,” Mulyani said.(rtr)

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International Roger Federer of Switzerland in action against Frances Tiafoe of the United States during their first round match.

Candikusuma Beach NEGARA - Bali is famous for its many beautiful beaches. Many of the tourists who visited Bali addictive because watching the sunset or sunrise on the beach are hard to forget. Candikusuma beach is one of the many beaches that draw the attention of foreign and domestic tourists who want to truly enjoy the natural beauty of the exotic.

In Candikusuma Beach there are two temples dedicated to the legendary figure of Dang Hyang Nirartha - Indra Kusuma temple and taman Sumur Bulus. Locals tell how in 1897 two Dutch officers were attracted to the place when they saw a light coming from the earth. It turned out to be a kris (a supernatural dagger). Candikusuma beach is known for its beautiful black sand and the gentle hills permeating the beach.

Recognized by many visitors that the beach Candikusuma good enough for swimming or bathing because its waters are clean and

intact. Candikusuma very suitable when approached by young couples who are making love or honeymoon because it presents a variety of charm and stunning natural beauty that is difficult to translate verbally.

Candikusuma worthy of being a priority for anyone who wants a quiet atmosphere and beautiful beaches to unwind from the momentarily encountered problems in your life. Around Candikusuma Beach was not only present the exoticism of the waves or wind parted the foliage melambainya beaches, but also available historical relics in the form of a triangular-shaped monument that supposedly according to the saga of people around the monument that was once out of the keris is capable of emitting light. So, feel complete Candikusuma Coast travel because not only physical satisfaction obtained, but also the inner satisfaction with the tour history at the obelisk-shaped triangle.

Fishing Spot Coast Candikusuma also often used as a spot / arena fishing by locals that the beach is a favorite because there is a boat dock owned company bot breeding pearl oysters are often used as a gathering place of many fish. In addition there is a boat dock bot, also positions Candikusuma beach is flanked by two rivers namely River estuary and Tukadaya Candikusuma make this beach as a habitat for small fish life in the form of hybrid fish that spawn around Candikusuma.

Formerly, many local people who depend of fishing activity.

But along with the presence of pearl mussel breeding cages companies make the majority of them switched professions to become breeders at the company. This is understandable considering income as fishermen less than if they are employees in the captive breeding of pearl oysters.

However, fishing activities that

have become habits of the inhabitants around, and sometimes also the tourists who come, remain to be done. Fishing is usually done in the afternoon when the sun was not too oppressive, even all enjoy the beautiful evening skyline. It sights into many people’s dream.

Path to Candikusuma The beach is located in Dis-

trict Candikusuma Melaya, Jembrana regency. Candikusuma can be reached by two-wheelers and four wheels from the city of the State as far as 12 km. If this is your first visit Candikusuma should use the services of tourist guides who are numerous and scattered all over Bali travel so smoothly and as expected. (IBP/ net)

Federer survives Tiafoe scare to advance

REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

NEW YORK - World number three Roger Federer survived a first-round scare from Frances Tiafoe before grinding out a 4-6 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-4 victory over the American teenager in front of a raucous crowd at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

Federer looked more relieved than overjoyed when Tiafoe’s forehand found the net on match point to keep his hopes of a 20th grand slam title alive.

“We had a good fight,” Federer said in an on-court interview. “It was exciting and this is why I

came to New York, to go through these emotions,” he said with a laugh.

The 19-year-old Tiafoe broke Federer in the first game of the match and bellowed out a loud “Come on!” when his forehand winner found the line to capture

the opening set.

Federer, who has won this year’s Australian Open and Wimbledon since taking a six-month break last year, soon found his groove once he broke Tiafoe to take a 3-1 lead in the second set and reeled off nine of the next 10 games.

However, his poor form returned in a 23-minute fourth set when his serve and the accuracy of his trusty one-handed backhand completely deserted him.

Federer said Tiafoe could go on to have a big career.

“He is a great player and has a bright future ahead of him,” he said of the 19-year-old.

Despite coming away with the win, the shaky performance raises questions about the health of the 36-year-old Swiss, who sat out the Cincinnati Masters earlier this month with back pain.

He acknowledged that he was worried about his back going into

the match but said he felt “much, much better”.

“This win will give me a lot of confidence,” he said.

Due to rain, the speedy 2-hour and 35-minute five setter was played under the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium, which amplified the volume of the rowdy crowd.

Federer next meets either Slovenian Blaz Kavcic or Russian Mikhail Youzhny. (rtr)

Trentin sprints to stage victory as Froome maintains Vuelta lead

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Quick-Step Floors rider Matteo Trentin of Italy in action.

MADRID - Matteo Trentin powered past Jose Joaquin Rojas to win a rain-hit stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana, while Chris Froome retained the red jersey.

The 164.8km run from Caravaca de la Cruz to Alhama de Murcia ended with a thrilling descent after riders climbed the Collado Bermejo. Trentin sealed his second stage win by beating Rojas in a sprint, despite the Murcia-born rider’s desperation to win on home soil.

Italian Quick-Step Floors rider Trentin completed the stage in a time of three hours, 34 minutes and 56 seconds, his team’s fourth

stage victory of the Vuelta, ahead of Movistar’s Rojas and another Spaniard, Jaime Roson Garcia of Caja Rural.

“I really wanted it. I was thinking about this stage for a while because the climb was hard, but it was a steady grind,” Trentin told reporters.

“It was something that I can handle pretty well. I knew the downhill was really technical. For me it was good having Rojas in the front group because he was really, really good going down. I could just follow him.”

Froome held his general classification advantage of 36 sec-

onds ahead of Colombian Esteban Chaves of Orica-Scott and BMC Racing Team’s Irish rider Nicolas Roche, the only mover in the top 10 after a late attack.

The descent conditions were tricky, with Cofidis rider Luis Angel Mate crashing, but Roche took advantage to skilfully move up the rankings, coming in 29 seconds ahead of the main field.

“It was a good day. It wasn’t really a plan to go on the descent until I saw Vincenzo (Nibali) open up a small gap. But I was there with him and said, ‘Let’s go and see what happens’,” Roche told Eurosport. (rtr)

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Celta Vigo sign talented youngster Mor from Dortmund

MADRID - Celta Vigo announced the signing of winger Emre Mor from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal on Tuesday.

The La Liga club did not disclose the fee for the player, although media reports said that the 20-year-old was purchased for a club record 13 million euros ($15.6 million).

Mor, who has played 12 times for the Turkish national team, only joined the Bundesliga side in June of last year but impressed in 19 appearances in all competitions last season. “(Mor) is one of the young players with the most potential in European football,” said Celta in a statement. “(He) stands out for his enormous one-on-one ability and his great speed, which gives him an impressive capacity to overload opponents, as well as the ease with which he passes between the lines.”

Dortmund also sold French youngster Ousmane Dembele to Barcelona last week, but signed Ukraine winger Andriy Yarmolenko from Dynamo Kiev on Monday to bolster their squad.(rtr)

Arsenal’s fans look dejected after the match

After Arsenal horror show, is there still a “big six”?

MANCHESTER - All throughout the build-up to this, so far, enthralling Premier League season, the question asked was which of the “Big Six” would be able to pull away and make themselves champions.

But after Arsenal’s appalling, lifeless, display in their 4-0 hammering by Liverpool at Anfield the question that now surely has to be asked as to whether there really still is a six-team elite in the division? Last season, while the team struggled to finish fifth, there was constant speculation about the future of their manager Arsene Wenger but that uncertainty was supposed to end when the Frenchman was given a new two-year contract.

Yet here we are, not yet at the end of August, and sections of the Arsenal support are calling for Wenger’s removal and the team’s displays suggest far deeper problems afflict the North London club than just a slow start to the season.

It was not so much the scoreline at Anfield, bad though that was,

that dejected the Gunners faithful, it was the utterly lifeless performance, dreadful body language and general sense of malaise about the team that was so depressing for them.

Amid the stinging criticism from former players and pundits, perhaps the most damning comment came from the team’s goalkeeper Petr Cech.

“OK, you can come and lose a match 4-0 if you have a bad day, when you are fighting but are unlucky, but not like how it happened today,” he said.

“We were not fighting, not winning any individual battles, and we completely failed to respond to their way of playing. This is the most disappointing thing,” added the Czech keeper.

It was the biggest match of the season so far for Arsenal and

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against a team who, for all their attacking prowess, many believe have a weakness at the back.

Yet Wenger chose to leave his new French striker Alexandre Lacazette on the bench and play Danny Welbeck as a lone forward with unsettled Chilean Alexis Sanchez floating somewhere, ineffectively, in a deeper and wider role.

NO COMMITMENT The way Arsenal set up tactically was in the fashion of a midtable side away to a big club - only without the commitment, fight, pressing and graft that those teams usually display. Wenger did not try to gloss over the performance calling it “absolutely disastrous” but he could offer no clear explanation for why his team appeared so unfocused.

“That is very difficult to answer after the game. There are some reasons but I don’t think I have too much to comment on that now,” he said.

Wenger has until Thursday to ship out any players he no longer wants and to find replacements but barring an uncharacteristic late flurry in the market, it is difficult to see this Arsenal team being anywhere close to the title race.

Indeed, if the Gunners performance is contrasted with Everton’s energetic and aggressive display in their 1-1 draw at Manchester City last Monday, it is fair to ask whether the top six is even on the cards.

Certainly the two Manchester clubs along with Liverpool and Chelsea are a cut above the current Arsenal.

Tottenham are having teething problems this season but a team that finished second last year should be aiming for the top four once they get used to their tempo-

rary residence at Wembley.

Everton may have been clear second best at Chelsea on Sunday in a 2-0 loss, but Ronald Koeman’s side have shown enough to indicate that their strengthened squad can realistically target sixth place.

Arsenal have attacking talent but without steel in midfield and organisation and basic competence at the back, they look destined for another frustrating season.

It is hard not to wonder if the decision to renew Wenger’s contract was merely putting off the inevitable overhaul and cultural change that will be required when he leaves.

The biggest question of all, though, is whether the Arsenal hierarchy, in particular the largest shareholder American businessman Stan Kroenke, are ready to make those changes and commit to truly competing, in the transfer market and every other level, with the “Big Five”.(rtr)

Hazard set for first action of season in qualifier BRUSSELS - Eden Hazard could be included in Belgium’s line-up for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar even though he has yet to play this season, said coach Roberto Martinez on Tuesday.

The Chelsea midfielder was a surprise selection for the Group H qualifiers against Gibraltar this week and Greece next Tuesday after surgery on his ankle, injured on international duty in June.

His club manager, Antonio Conte, last week criticised the call-up as “a mistake” but Hazard trained with the Belgian squad on Tuesday in Tubeke and afterwards Martinez told reporters he was considering fielding the 26-year-old on Thursday.

“He’s got two training sessions in his legs now and there has been no adverse reaction to the injury. We are evaluating the situation further on Wednesday and we’ll make a decision on Thursday.

“Eden says he is feeling good but we must take into account the fact he has not played for a while.

“The match against Gibraltar seems to me an ideal opportunity for him to play. But we must take it step-by-step and if he plays 90 minutes against Gibraltar, then he won’t play against Greece,”

Martinez said. Belgium host Gibraltar in Liege and then go to Athens to meet Greece.

Victory in the two games could see ensure top spot for Belgium in their group and se-

cure a place at next year’s finals in Russia.

They lead the standings with 16 out of a possible 18 points, four ahead of second-placed Greece.(rtr)

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

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Celta Vigo sign talented youngster Mor from Dortmund

MADRID - Celta Vigo announced the signing of winger Emre Mor from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal on Tuesday.

The La Liga club did not disclose the fee for the player, although media reports said that the 20-year-old was purchased for a club record 13 million euros ($15.6 million).

Mor, who has played 12 times for the Turkish national team, only joined the Bundesliga side in June of last year but impressed in 19 appearances in all competitions last season. “(Mor) is one of the young players with the most potential in European football,” said Celta in a statement. “(He) stands out for his enormous one-on-one ability and his great speed, which gives him an impressive capacity to overload opponents, as well as the ease with which he passes between the lines.”

Dortmund also sold French youngster Ousmane Dembele to Barcelona last week, but signed Ukraine winger Andriy Yarmolenko from Dynamo Kiev on Monday to bolster their squad.(rtr)

Arsenal’s fans look dejected after the match

After Arsenal horror show, is there still a “big six”?

MANCHESTER - All throughout the build-up to this, so far, enthralling Premier League season, the question asked was which of the “Big Six” would be able to pull away and make themselves champions.

But after Arsenal’s appalling, lifeless, display in their 4-0 hammering by Liverpool at Anfield the question that now surely has to be asked as to whether there really still is a six-team elite in the division? Last season, while the team struggled to finish fifth, there was constant speculation about the future of their manager Arsene Wenger but that uncertainty was supposed to end when the Frenchman was given a new two-year contract.

Yet here we are, not yet at the end of August, and sections of the Arsenal support are calling for Wenger’s removal and the team’s displays suggest far deeper problems afflict the North London club than just a slow start to the season.

It was not so much the scoreline at Anfield, bad though that was,

that dejected the Gunners faithful, it was the utterly lifeless performance, dreadful body language and general sense of malaise about the team that was so depressing for them.

Amid the stinging criticism from former players and pundits, perhaps the most damning comment came from the team’s goalkeeper Petr Cech.

“OK, you can come and lose a match 4-0 if you have a bad day, when you are fighting but are unlucky, but not like how it happened today,” he said.

“We were not fighting, not winning any individual battles, and we completely failed to respond to their way of playing. This is the most disappointing thing,” added the Czech keeper.

It was the biggest match of the season so far for Arsenal and

9

against a team who, for all their attacking prowess, many believe have a weakness at the back.

Yet Wenger chose to leave his new French striker Alexandre Lacazette on the bench and play Danny Welbeck as a lone forward with unsettled Chilean Alexis Sanchez floating somewhere, ineffectively, in a deeper and wider role.

NO COMMITMENT The way Arsenal set up tactically was in the fashion of a midtable side away to a big club - only without the commitment, fight, pressing and graft that those teams usually display. Wenger did not try to gloss over the performance calling it “absolutely disastrous” but he could offer no clear explanation for why his team appeared so unfocused.

“That is very difficult to answer after the game. There are some reasons but I don’t think I have too much to comment on that now,” he said.

Wenger has until Thursday to ship out any players he no longer wants and to find replacements but barring an uncharacteristic late flurry in the market, it is difficult to see this Arsenal team being anywhere close to the title race.

Indeed, if the Gunners performance is contrasted with Everton’s energetic and aggressive display in their 1-1 draw at Manchester City last Monday, it is fair to ask whether the top six is even on the cards.

Certainly the two Manchester clubs along with Liverpool and Chelsea are a cut above the current Arsenal.

Tottenham are having teething problems this season but a team that finished second last year should be aiming for the top four once they get used to their tempo-

rary residence at Wembley.

Everton may have been clear second best at Chelsea on Sunday in a 2-0 loss, but Ronald Koeman’s side have shown enough to indicate that their strengthened squad can realistically target sixth place.

Arsenal have attacking talent but without steel in midfield and organisation and basic competence at the back, they look destined for another frustrating season.

It is hard not to wonder if the decision to renew Wenger’s contract was merely putting off the inevitable overhaul and cultural change that will be required when he leaves.

The biggest question of all, though, is whether the Arsenal hierarchy, in particular the largest shareholder American businessman Stan Kroenke, are ready to make those changes and commit to truly competing, in the transfer market and every other level, with the “Big Five”.(rtr)

Hazard set for first action of season in qualifier BRUSSELS - Eden Hazard could be included in Belgium’s line-up for Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar even though he has yet to play this season, said coach Roberto Martinez on Tuesday.

The Chelsea midfielder was a surprise selection for the Group H qualifiers against Gibraltar this week and Greece next Tuesday after surgery on his ankle, injured on international duty in June.

His club manager, Antonio Conte, last week criticised the call-up as “a mistake” but Hazard trained with the Belgian squad on Tuesday in Tubeke and afterwards Martinez told reporters he was considering fielding the 26-year-old on Thursday.

“He’s got two training sessions in his legs now and there has been no adverse reaction to the injury. We are evaluating the situation further on Wednesday and we’ll make a decision on Thursday.

“Eden says he is feeling good but we must take into account the fact he has not played for a while.

“The match against Gibraltar seems to me an ideal opportunity for him to play. But we must take it step-by-step and if he plays 90 minutes against Gibraltar, then he won’t play against Greece,”

Martinez said. Belgium host Gibraltar in Liege and then go to Athens to meet Greece.

Victory in the two games could see ensure top spot for Belgium in their group and se-

cure a place at next year’s finals in Russia.

They lead the standings with 16 out of a possible 18 points, four ahead of second-placed Greece.(rtr)

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International

Thursday, August 31, 2017

International Roger Federer of Switzerland in action against Frances Tiafoe of the United States during their first round match.

Candikusuma Beach NEGARA - Bali is famous for its many beautiful beaches. Many of the tourists who visited Bali addictive because watching the sunset or sunrise on the beach are hard to forget. Candikusuma beach is one of the many beaches that draw the attention of foreign and domestic tourists who want to truly enjoy the natural beauty of the exotic.

In Candikusuma Beach there are two temples dedicated to the legendary figure of Dang Hyang Nirartha - Indra Kusuma temple and taman Sumur Bulus. Locals tell how in 1897 two Dutch officers were attracted to the place when they saw a light coming from the earth. It turned out to be a kris (a supernatural dagger). Candikusuma beach is known for its beautiful black sand and the gentle hills permeating the beach.

Recognized by many visitors that the beach Candikusuma good enough for swimming or bathing because its waters are clean and

intact. Candikusuma very suitable when approached by young couples who are making love or honeymoon because it presents a variety of charm and stunning natural beauty that is difficult to translate verbally.

Candikusuma worthy of being a priority for anyone who wants a quiet atmosphere and beautiful beaches to unwind from the momentarily encountered problems in your life. Around Candikusuma Beach was not only present the exoticism of the waves or wind parted the foliage melambainya beaches, but also available historical relics in the form of a triangular-shaped monument that supposedly according to the saga of people around the monument that was once out of the keris is capable of emitting light. So, feel complete Candikusuma Coast travel because not only physical satisfaction obtained, but also the inner satisfaction with the tour history at the obelisk-shaped triangle.

Fishing Spot Coast Candikusuma also often used as a spot / arena fishing by locals that the beach is a favorite because there is a boat dock owned company bot breeding pearl oysters are often used as a gathering place of many fish. In addition there is a boat dock bot, also positions Candikusuma beach is flanked by two rivers namely River estuary and Tukadaya Candikusuma make this beach as a habitat for small fish life in the form of hybrid fish that spawn around Candikusuma.

Formerly, many local people who depend of fishing activity.

But along with the presence of pearl mussel breeding cages companies make the majority of them switched professions to become breeders at the company. This is understandable considering income as fishermen less than if they are employees in the captive breeding of pearl oysters.

However, fishing activities that

have become habits of the inhabitants around, and sometimes also the tourists who come, remain to be done. Fishing is usually done in the afternoon when the sun was not too oppressive, even all enjoy the beautiful evening skyline. It sights into many people’s dream.

Path to Candikusuma The beach is located in Dis-

trict Candikusuma Melaya, Jembrana regency. Candikusuma can be reached by two-wheelers and four wheels from the city of the State as far as 12 km. If this is your first visit Candikusuma should use the services of tourist guides who are numerous and scattered all over Bali travel so smoothly and as expected. (IBP/ net)

Federer survives Tiafoe scare to advance

REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

NEW YORK - World number three Roger Federer survived a first-round scare from Frances Tiafoe before grinding out a 4-6 6-2 6-1 1-6 6-4 victory over the American teenager in front of a raucous crowd at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.

Federer looked more relieved than overjoyed when Tiafoe’s forehand found the net on match point to keep his hopes of a 20th grand slam title alive.

“We had a good fight,” Federer said in an on-court interview. “It was exciting and this is why I

came to New York, to go through these emotions,” he said with a laugh.

The 19-year-old Tiafoe broke Federer in the first game of the match and bellowed out a loud “Come on!” when his forehand winner found the line to capture

the opening set.

Federer, who has won this year’s Australian Open and Wimbledon since taking a six-month break last year, soon found his groove once he broke Tiafoe to take a 3-1 lead in the second set and reeled off nine of the next 10 games.

However, his poor form returned in a 23-minute fourth set when his serve and the accuracy of his trusty one-handed backhand completely deserted him.

Federer said Tiafoe could go on to have a big career.

“He is a great player and has a bright future ahead of him,” he said of the 19-year-old.

Despite coming away with the win, the shaky performance raises questions about the health of the 36-year-old Swiss, who sat out the Cincinnati Masters earlier this month with back pain.

He acknowledged that he was worried about his back going into

the match but said he felt “much, much better”.

“This win will give me a lot of confidence,” he said.

Due to rain, the speedy 2-hour and 35-minute five setter was played under the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium, which amplified the volume of the rowdy crowd.

Federer next meets either Slovenian Blaz Kavcic or Russian Mikhail Youzhny. (rtr)

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Quick-Step Floors rider Matteo Trentin of Italy in action.

MADRID - Matteo Trentin powered past Jose Joaquin Rojas to win a rain-hit stage 10 of the Vuelta a Espana, while Chris Froome retained the red jersey.

The 164.8km run from Caravaca de la Cruz to Alhama de Murcia ended with a thrilling descent after riders climbed the Collado Bermejo. Trentin sealed his second stage win by beating Rojas in a sprint, despite the Murcia-born rider’s desperation to win on home soil.

Italian Quick-Step Floors rider Trentin completed the stage in a time of three hours, 34 minutes and 56 seconds, his team’s fourth

stage victory of the Vuelta, ahead of Movistar’s Rojas and another Spaniard, Jaime Roson Garcia of Caja Rural.

“I really wanted it. I was thinking about this stage for a while because the climb was hard, but it was a steady grind,” Trentin told reporters.

“It was something that I can handle pretty well. I knew the downhill was really technical. For me it was good having Rojas in the front group because he was really, really good going down. I could just follow him.”

Froome held his general classification advantage of 36 sec-

onds ahead of Colombian Esteban Chaves of Orica-Scott and BMC Racing Team’s Irish rider Nicolas Roche, the only mover in the top 10 after a late attack.

The descent conditions were tricky, with Cofidis rider Luis Angel Mate crashing, but Roche took advantage to skilfully move up the rankings, coming in 29 seconds ahead of the main field.

“It was a good day. It wasn’t really a plan to go on the descent until I saw Vincenzo (Nibali) open up a small gap. But I was there with him and said, ‘Let’s go and see what happens’,” Roche told Eurosport. (rtr)

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Trump surveys devastated Texas as Harvey rages on HOUSTON - President Donald Trump visited Texas on Tuesday to survey damage from the first major natural disaster to test his leadership in a crisis, as record rainfall from Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston and tens of thousands of people fled deluged homes.

The storm turning slowly in the Gulf of Mexico has brought catastrophic flooding to Texas, killing at least 12 people and paralyzing Houston, America’s fourth most populous city. Damage was expected to run well into the tens of billions of dollars, making it one of the costliest U.S. natural disasters.

City officials were preparing to temporarily house some 19,000 people, with thousands more expected to flee the area as the flooding entered its fourth day and authorities found themselves running out of space in cramped shelters.

The mayor of Houston announced an indefinite 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. curfew amid reports of looting, armed robberies and people impersonating police officers.

Nearly a third of Harris County was under water, an area 15 times the size of Manhattan, according to the Houston Chronicle newspaper.

Harvey has affected nearly a fifth of U.S. refining capacity, triggering worries about lack of gasoline and sending gasoline futures to a two-year high this week. Nearly 20 percent of refining capacity is offline in Texas and Louisiana, according to company reports and Reuters estimates.

Although Houston residents saw patchy sunlight for the first time in days late on Tuesday afternoon, forecasters warned that 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm) of rain was on its way and would continue through Thursday, badly straining the dams and drainage systems that protect the low-lying U.S. energy hub. (rtr)

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City officials prepared to vote Wednesday to allocate $20 million to storm relief, said city Controller Chris Brown. “Houston will have enough money to handle this storm,” he said. City officials would not say how many evacuees they expected, or how many the city could hold. “We are going to have to take folks.

We have no choice,” said Darian Ward, a spokeswoman for Mayor Turner.

Lakewood Church, the Hous-

ton megachurch that holds televised services in a former basketball arena, announced on Tuesday it would take in up to 300 people.

The church has been collecting supplies for other centers and is providing on-site health checks.

“When the city needs us, we try to help,” said Paul Osteen, the brother of Lakewood Pastor Joel Osteen and an associate church pastor. Pastor Osteen was criticized on social media for offering prayers, but not opening church doors to evacuees.

Church spokesman Donald Iloff Jr. called the criticism a “completely false” narrative.(rtr)

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Freeport, Indonesia to end years of wrangling over mining rights JAKARTA - Indonesia on Tuesday agreed to let Freeport-McMoRan Inc keep operating its giant Grasberg copper mine, after the U.S. company said it would cede control of its Indonesian unit, ending years of wrangling. Freeport has been in talks with Indonesia since late 2009 to work out how to shift to a new permit for Grasberg, the world’s second-biggest copper mine, as mandated in a mining law passed that year.

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The United Nations Security Council sits to meet on North Korea after their latest missile test, at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., August 29, 2017.

U.N. condemns “outrageous” N.Korea missile launch, Pyongyang says more to come

SEOUL - The United Nations condemned North Korea’s “outrageous” firing of a ballistic missile over Japan on Tuesday, demanding Pyongyang halt its weapons programme but holding back on any threat of new sanctions on the isolated regime.

A woman uses a coat hanger to try and retrieve an item from a destroyed house after Hurricane Harvey struck Fulton, Texas, August 26, 2017.

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North Korea said the launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was to counter U.S. and South Korean military drills and was a first step in military action in the Pacific to “contain” the U.S. territory of Guam.

The North’s leader Kim Jong Un ordered the launch to be conducted for the first time from its capital, Pyongyang, and said more exercises with the Pacific as the target were needed, the North’s KCNA news agency said on Wednesday.

“The current ballistic rocket launching drill like a real war is the first step of the military operation of the KPA in the Pacific and a meaningful prelude to containing Guam,” KCNA quoted Kim as saying. The Korean People’s Army or KPA is the North’s military.

Earlier this month, North Korea threatened to fire four missiles into the sea near Guam, home to a major U.S. military presence, after President Donald Trump said the North would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the United States.

In a statement the 15-member Security Council said it was of “vital importance” that North Korea take immediate, concrete actions to reduce tensions and called on all

states to implement U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang.

However, the U.S.-drafted statement, which was agreed by consensus, does not threaten new sanctions on North Korea.

Diplomats say veto-wielding council members China and Russia typically only view a test of a longrange missile or a nuclear weapon as a trigger for further possible sanctions.

China and Russia’s ambassadors to the United Nations said they opposed any unilateral sanctions on North Korea and reiterated calls to halt deployment of a U.S. missile defence system in South Korea.

“I certainly hope that we’ll be able to have a strong resolution following up this ... statement,” Japan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Koro Bessho told reporters after the meeting.

ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE Tuesday’s test was of the same Hwasong-12 missile Kim had threatened to use on Guam, but the test flight took it in another direction, over northern Japan’s Hokkaido and into the sea.

Trump, who has vowed not to let North Korea develop nuclear

missiles that can hit the mainland United States, said the world had received North Korea’s latest message “loud and clear”.

“Threatening and destabilising actions only increase the North Korean regime’s isolation in the region and among all nations of the world. All options are on the table,” Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Trump administration plans to name a former White House official, Victor Cha, as the next U.S. ambassador to South Korea, according to an administration official.

Cha served as deputy head of the U.S. delegation in multilateral talks with North Korea over its nuclear programme during the administration of President George W. Bush.

The North’s latest test launch came as U.S. and South Korean forces conducted annual military exercises on the Korean peninsula, angering Pyongyang which sees the war games as a preparation for invasion.

North Korea has conducted dozens of ballistic missile tests under Kim in defiance of U.N. sanctions, but firing a projectile over mainland Japan was a rare and provocative move. (rtr)

The company said on Tuesday it had made a “major concession and compromise” in selling a 51 percent stake in PT Freeport Indonesia (PT-FI). The world’s biggest publicly listed copper miner said the deal would be structured such that it would retain control over operations and governance of PTFI. Shares of Freeport were down 5.6 percent at $14.64 on Tuesday.

The miner will also build a second smelter in Indonesia and plans to invest between $17 billion and $20 billion in Grasberg through 2031.

“It is a short-term positive in that, it allows FCX to export for the foreseeable future,” Clarksons Platou Securities analyst Jeremy Sussman said. “With that said, the up to $20 (billion) spend was more than we were anticipating, and material uncertainty still exists over ‘fair market value’.”

Top-quality copper mines remain rare and the agreement underlines the mine’s importance to Freeport, which produces a quarter of its copper from Grasberg.

It also marks the return of a more muscular stance from a host government, a trend that was

common during the commodities boom. Freeport can “immediately apply” for a 10-year permit extension to mine at Grasberg beyond 2021, said Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan, and a second extension could be proposed before 2031.

“The mandate of the president, which has been agreed to by Freeport, is that the divestment should reach 51 percent,” Jonan told a joint news conference, alongside Freeport Chief Executive Richard Adkerson. “All that is left is to discuss the timing. The price will be negotiated later.”

“We are committed to completing the documentation as soon as possible during 2017,” Adkerson said in a statement. Freeport will need to divest a 41.64 percent of its Indonesian unit to a local entity to comply with new local ownership rules introduced in January, on top of the 9.36 percent stake it has already divested to the government. Freeport has insisted on a “fair market value” for the stake, while the government is seeking a much lower figure and

said it should not include unmined copper reserves.

Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (C), Freeport McMoRan Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson (L) and Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan chat before the start of a news conference at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta, Indonesia August 29, 2017.

Darren Whiteside Last year, Freeport offered a 10.64 percent stake in Grasberg for $1.7 billion, valuing the mine at about $16.2 billion. The government counter-offered at $630 million.

“The mechanics, valuation and timing of the 51 percent divestiture are all absolutely critical issues which must be resolved before the dispute can be regarded as finally settled,” Jakarta-based foreign legal counsel Bill Sullivan told Reuters.

“BETTER THAN NOTHING” The agreement also reduces the risk of another stoppage to copper concentrate exports from

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Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (C), Freeport McMoRan Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson (L) and Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan chat before the start of a news conference at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta, Indonesia August 29, 2017.

Grasberg. Global prices for the metal jumped earlier this year when negotiations soured and exports were halted. “If it wasn’t copper, this may have played out differently. But given copper’s long-term positive outlook and the billions of dollars already invested by Freeport in Grasberg, they must realize that 49 percent is better than nothing,” said James Wilson, mining analyst for Argonaut Stockbroking in Perth.

During Freeport’s five decades of operating Grasberg, in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, there has been frequent friction between the government and the company over revenue sharing and the mine’s social and environmental impact. Labour unrest emerged at Grasberg after Freeport put about 3,000 workers on indefinite leave earlier this year, as a result of the dispute over mining rights.

“We hope that this (agreement) also brings to an end the worker strike,” Tri Puspital, a leader at one of the Freeport workers’ unions, said on Tuesday. As part

of the latest deal, PT-FI will convert its work contract to a special license, which will give it operating rights through 2041.

Talks between Freeport and the government on Grasberg became more urgent this year as the company’s existing 30-year contract is due to expire in 2021 and the government demanded the miner accept the new permit or copper concentrate exports would be stopped.

The new permit would also require Freeport to relinquish arbitration rights and pay new taxes and royalties, among other terms. Energy Minister Jonan said last week this transition would be a “test case” for Indonesia’s mining sector. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati told the news conference the government was in the process of drafting new rules on taxes and royalties for miners.

Under these rules, the government expects to increase its revenues from Freeport, and the miner could maintain tax rates for “the duration of its operations,” Mulyani said.(rtr)

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BUSINESS Wall St ticks up as fear over North Korea dissipates

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks recovered on Tuesday from steep early losses brought by fears of escalation of hostilities in the Korean Peninsula, with major indexes steadily climbing into positive territory.

The S&P 500 fell as much as 0.66 percent after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that all options are on the table for the United States to respond to North Korea’s firing of a ballistic missile over a Japanese island into the sea in a new show of force.

“When the President says ‘All options are on the table,’ the best strategy for investors is sometimes to do nothing,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Wells Fargo Funds Management in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

Market analysts were relieved that the rift did not escalate further, with Trump’s focus on the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to strike Texas in 50 years when it made landfall last week.

“While it’s possible all these unfortunate events can add up to something more consequential, the economy is pretty darn big and resilient,” Jacobsen said.

The storm shuttered refineries across the U.S. energy hub in Texas but stocks in the energy sector were little changed, with declines in oil services companies mostly offset by gains in refiners and some producers.

Ernesto Ramos, head of equities at BMO Global Asset Management in Chicago, described the market reaction to the flooding in Houston and surrounding areas as a “very stock specific situation.”

Shares of insurers fell on uncertainty over their liabilities. An index of industry stocks dropped 0.5 percent to its lowest in two months.

In late trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61.02 points, or 0.28 percent, to 21,869.42, the S&P 500 gained 3 points, or 0.12 percent, to 2,447.24 and the Nasdaq Composite added 23.52 points, or 0.37 percent, to 6,306.53.

Best Buy tumbled 11.3 percent to $55.38 after it warned that its strong quarterly sales performance should not be seen as a new normal.

United Technologies rose 2.3 percent to $118.04 as it made progress in talks to acquire aircraft component manufacturer Rockwell Collins Inc as it seeks to bulk up its aerospace business. Rockwell’s shares rose 1.9 percent to $130.43. Nike fell 2.0 percent to $52.65 after Morgan Stanley cut its price target by $4, to $64.

Declining and advancing issues were about even on the NYSE; on Nasdaq, a 1.18-to-1 ratio favored advancers.(rtr)

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People pose next to the Wall Street Bull in the financial district in New York, U.S., August 10, 2017.

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Mosaic Pottery of Yangapi Village Penetrates Foreign Market

Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo gestures as he answers questions to the media after a meeting with senators in Mexico City, Mexico August 29, 2017.

Mexico dusts-off ‘Plan B’ as Trump revs up threats to kill NAFTA

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MEXICO CITY - Mexico sees a serious risk the United States will withdraw from NAFTA and is planning for that eventuality, Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Tuesday, calling talks to renegotiate the deal a “roller coaster” that could lead to an impasse. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened three times in the past week to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement, revisiting his view that the United States would probably have to start the process of exiting the accord to reach a fair deal for his country.

Trump has vowed to get a better deal for American workers, and the lively rhetoric on both sides precedes a second round of talks starting on Friday in Mexico City to renegotiate the 1994 accord binding the United States, Mexico and Canada. “This is not going to be easy,” Guajardo said at a meeting with senators in Mexico City. “The start of the talks is like a roller coaster.”

“Next Friday there is the possibility that we find an impasse, the possibility that this does not advance, we can’t rule that out,” he said.

Guajardo has previously estimated a 60 percent chance the talks would be wrapped up by an ambitious soft deadline for January, a date Mexico said was important to avoid the talks becoming politicized ahead of its July presidential election.

“NO NAFTA” The need for a back-up plan in case Trump shreds the deal underpinning a trillion dollars in annual trade in North America has been a long-standing position of the trade minister, who travels to Washington on Tuesday with foreign minister Luis Videgaray to meet senior

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White House and trade officials.

“We are also analyzing a scenario with no NAFTA,” Guajardo said.

In an interview published earlier on Tuesday in Mexican business daily El Economista, Guajardo said “there is a risk, and it’s high” that the Trump administration abandons NAFTA. Responding to Guajardo’s comments, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government would continue to work “seriously” to improve NAFTA. Earlier this month, Guajardo told Reuters a “Plan B” meant being prepared to replace items such as some of the billions of dollars in grain Mexico imports from the United States annually.

To that end, and to seek openings in more markets, Mexico is hosting trade talks with Brazil this week.

Trade officials are also discussing a possible replacement for the TransPacific Partnership trade pact that Trump ditched after taking office.

Overlapping with the NAFTA talks, Mexico will participate in separate trade meetings with Australia and New Zealand in Peru, and President Enrique Pena Nieto travels to China this weekend.

Still, attempts to diversify trade will not be easy. Some 80 percent of all Mexican exports go to the United States, and economies such as Brazil and China often compete with Mexico. Guajardo also suggested World Trade Organization tariffs that would kick in if NAFTA crumbled would be more favorable for Mexico, a view held by many Mexican experts who think trade with the United States would survive the demise of the 1994 deal. “I don’t think it’s going to make that much of a difference in terms of the trading relationship, said Andres Rozental, a former Mexican deputy foreign minister. “If we have to go to WTO tariffs, for us it’s fairly straightforward.”

Guajardo’s and Videgaray’s trip to Washington was announced after Trump not only threatened to pull out of the trade deal, but again said that Mexico would end up paying for the wall he wants to build between the two countries. Mexico has refused point blank to pay for a wall.

In January, after similar comments led Mexico to scrap a summit with Trump, the two sides agreed not to talk in public about it.(rtr)

Sudaji Village Waits for Your Arrival

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Various handicraft products produced by local craftsmen of Bangli have been able to penetrate foreign market. One of them is the mosaic pottery made by Nengah Kita, a craftsman from Kalanganyar hamlet, Yangapi, Tembuku.

Wayan Locong, the brother of Nengah Kita, having got involved in the same business all this time, said that his handicraft products include jars, candle holder, fruit plate and other wall decorations. In addition to being sold in local markets, the products are widely shipped to Europe, Spain and Argentina.

To make mosaic pottery, he purchases raw materials from outside Bangli such as pottery from Lombok, while glass is brought in from Gianyar. The process of making mosaic pottery begins from sanding the pottery until getting smooth. Further, it is painted and drawn according to the desired design. After that, the pottery is fitted with pieces of clear glass having already been colored.

Helped by 13 workers, in a day he can produce dozens of pieces. Just like any other craft businesses, there are always obstacles faced by craftsmen. He added that in producing mosaic pottery, the constraint is the weather. If it rains continuously, the supply of pottery from Lombok is often too late. The price of mosaic pottery varies depending on the size.

For a set of three stuffing jars is sold for IDR 100,000 to IDR 500,000. In the meantime, a candlestick is sold starting from IDR 20,000. (kmb)

Trekking, Culinary, Spiritual Tourism Et Cetera on Offer

Numerous potentials owned by North Bali can lure foreign tourists. If some regions offer the potential of the beach, then some others are superior to the potential of mountainous nature and culture.

Now, it depends on each region to pack and present the potential at hand to tourists.

One of the villages developing the potential with the characteristic owned is Sudaji village in Sawan subdistrict, Buleleng. Aside from offering durians, since several years ago Sudaji has been known as a tourism village. According to the Chief of the Sudaji tourism village, Gede Suharsana, the village was inaugurated as a tourism village by the regent of Buleleng last May 5.

Though newly inaugurated, the village has initiated and pioneered a tour package since 2008. This tourism village is managed by local tourism awareness group (Pokdarwis) inaugurated by customary village in 2012.

He said that establishment of the

tourism village passed through a long process, inseparable from the mapping of the potential owned. The concept introduced and highlighted is the local wisdom with the Tri Hita Karana (three causes of happiness).

Habitable homes of residents are taken advantage as an accommodation as well as a place to interact for tourists.

His group also introduces typical cuisines to visiting guests, not Western food. Not only that, in the span of a few years Sudaji tourism village has been capable of presenting tourist activities ranging from trekking, spiritual tourism, agro-tourism and cultural performances.

Pokdarwis continues to explore the village potential, where the latest is the potential of the river. The local river remaining natural with a fairly heavy flow can be used for rafting adventure. This rafting tour is considered as the first one in North Bali.

However, his group is still constrained by equipment of the adrenalin racing adventure. “Yesterday we tested with our self-made equipment, but we still need equipment complying with the standards,” he said. Another obstacle is the matter of weather, where rainy season is prone to flooding that will be hazardous and make tourists feel afraid to try the whitewater rafting adventure. (kmb)

Jaje Lempog, a Cheap Dish with Rich Taste

Have you ever try Lempog? It is one of Balinese traditional food is reraly found in the stores and supermaket. Lempog is usually being sold in thetraditional market or small stores in the village. It is understandable because it is not an exclusive dish, lempog is usualy being enjoyed by the farmers.

Lempog is a cheap dish because it is using a simple material such as Balinese sugar

and cassava. The food is great to accompany us in drinkingtea or coffee. In Java, Lempog is also known as Getuk. Before, Lempog is not only enjoyed by farmers but also served on Hindus ceremonies such as wedding and Ngaben.

Not only that, when the locals work together in building house or a kitchen, Lempog always becomea snack, just like when the farmer work in the field.

In addition to use very easy materials, the process of making it is also very simple.

It doesn’t need a big machine or factory.

Everything can be done at home. To make it, first the cassava must be pealed and cut into smaller pieces and then boiled. The red sugar chopped into smaller pieces so it can dissolved with the cassava. The sugar can also bolied along with the cassava to make

a better taste.

After finish, the cassava is crushed using traditional tool called Luhu which is a big stick made from wood. During the process, the sugar is put so it can blend perfectly.

Salt is also added in the process. After it is smooth enough, the dough is cut into small pieces and ready to be served. In serving Lempog, coconut which is already puured on top of it. Enjoy (kmb)

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Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence face expulsion despite U.N. appeal

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COX’S BAZAR - Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh from escalating violence in Myanmar face the growing danger of sickness and attempts by the Bangladesh authorities to send them home, despite a United Nations plea that they be allowed to seek shelter.

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Three customary villages support Ngurah Rai Airport expansion

MANGUPURA — The airport expansion plan for the apron development at the Ngurah Rai International Airport jutting into the sea has got approval from three adjacent customary villages namely the Kelan, Tuban and Kuta.

Legal Section Head of Ngurah Rai Airport, Arie Ahsanurrohim, said on Tuesday (Aug. 29) that his management had a meeting with three customary villages namely Kuta, Tuban and Kelan on Monday (Aug. 28). The meeting aimed to provide official information on the construction plan of Ngurah Rai Airport’s apron. “We only invite the chief of the three customary villages because their area is possibly affected in the construction of apron expansion later on,” he said.

He explained that in the meeting was delivered two options to be done in the apron development namely reclamation and piles. Cus-

tomary village chiefs that attended the meeting suggested paying attention to environmental aspect during the apron construction.

“In this apron construction plan, we from the Angkasa Pura (AP) I prioritize the pile option. However after the review, the pile option will also impact the airport’s operating hours where the airport should be closed for 12 hours every day,” he said.

According to Arie, the closure is done to avoid flight accidents. During the construction, it will use a high-sized heavy equipment to plug the piles. “If the local government together with Balinese people sup-

port the reclamation option, the AP I will be readier,” he concluded.

Arie added, this dissemination will continue to be done as long as there are parties wishing to get explanation from the AP I. In principle, the dissemination is expected to be carried out as efficiently as possible so that the workmanship is not too late. He admitted the AP I had a meeting with the Regent of Badung, I Nyoman Giri Prasta. Yet at that time, Regent Giri Prasta asked for a more detailed presentation.

Related to the pros cons of reclamation in Bali, the AP I fully realized that indeed reclamation cannot be accepted in Bali. However, he believed if the reclamation is implemented based on good social and economic studies, and there is only one interest namely the interest of the nation, there will be

no pros and cons. Therefore, AP I expected all parties to jointly carry out massive dissemination that this is purely for the sake of the nation.

This development is carried out to expand airport capacity, promote tourism and poise the airport density in the long run.

When confirmed separately, chief of Kuta customary village, I Wayan Swarsa, confirmed the meeting. But Swarsa emphasized that the meeting is just a joint meeting without any decision from each customary village.

Following up the meeting, his authority plans to invite AP I to attend the customary village meeting related to the development plan.

The two options related to the development plan had already been submitted by the AP I. Swarsa stated that any things carried out mainly

by means of reclamation should not disrupt the flow of sea currents to Kuta Beach as it will finally cause abrasion on the north side of Kuta Beach. Swarsa admitted to be very objecting if the construction interferes with the comfort and security of Kuta Beach.

“Undertaking reclamation along 500 meters very significantly effects on the waves on Kuta Beach.

We hope the AP I to include a review so that negative influence of the development can be minimized.

This was agreed by AP I yesterday.

The AP I would like to team up with Udayana University to conduct a study. The decision whether to agree and disagree over the development is not my personal capacity as a chief of customary village but depends on the agreement of local residents,” he said. (kmb23)

A series of coordinated attacks by Rohingya insurgents on security forces in the north of Myanmar’s Rakhine state on Friday has triggered a fresh exodus to Bangladesh of Muslim villagers trying to escape the violence. At least 109 people have been killed in the clashes in Myanmar, according to the government, most of them militants but including members of the security forces and civilians.

The United Nations Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Wednesday, at the request of Britain, to discuss the situation in Myanmar. Bangladesh border guards told Reuters they had sent about 550 Rohingya back across the Naf river that separates the two countries since Monday, despite an appeal by U.N. SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres for Dhaka to allow Rohingya to seek safety.

Border patrols were also trying to block people from crossing the frontier. The treatment of about 1.1 million Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar has become the biggest challenge for national leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been accused by Western critics of not speaking out on behalf of a minority who have long complained of persecution. The Rohingya are denied citizenship in Myanmar and classified as illegal immigrants, despite claiming roots there that go back centuries.

The violence marks a dramatic escalation of a conflict that has simmered since October, when a similar, but much smaller, series of Rohingya attacks on security posts prompted a fierce military response dogged by allegations of human rights abuses.

The top U.N. human rights official, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, called on Myanmar on Tuesday to ensure its security forces refrained from using disproportionate force, adding that the political leadership had a duty to protect all civilians “without discrimination”.

“This turn of events is deplorable. It was predicted and could have been prevented,” he said. Myanmar’s National Security Adviser Thaung Tun said at a news conference that Myanmar had come REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY under attack and had the full right to defend itself. He added that “security personnel have been instructed to make sure that innocent Rohingya children cross the Bangladesh-Myanmar border fence as they try to enter Bangladesh civilians are not harmed”. (rtr) in Bandarban, an area under Cox’s Bazar authority, Bangladesh, August 29, 2017.

Six die in rains lashing India’s business hub, more downpours forecast

Price of dry frangipani slowly increases

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Since last week, many residents have been seen drying frangipani in their courtyard.

NEGARA — A number of people, especially in rural areas, have started to diligently collect frangipani flowers again as the price of these fragrant blossoms has started to increase. These flowers that had become regarded as mere organic waste are now being collected again to be dried and sold.

Since last week, many residents have been seen drying frangipani in their courtyard. People have become diligent about collecting drying and selling these flowers again as the price has gone up to IDR 7,000 per kilo showing a sharp

increase from the IDR 5,000 per kilo that they were being sold for last month. It is quite possible that the price will even go up to IDR 10,000 per kilo.

On that account, many people have become quite enthusiastic about collecting this blossoms from their yards. “IN the past the price for dried frangipani was as much as IDR 220,000 per kilogram, but then it dropped dramatically so we could not sell them anymore”, explained Margi Rahayu, a resident of Yehembang village, Mendoyo.

“Prices have gone up over the

last two weeks” she explained Monday (Aug. 28). Currently the price of dry frangipani can reach IDR 7,000 per kilogram. Recently, many collectors have also been actively purchasing these flowers from their neighbours.

Rahayu hopes the price of frangipani will continue to rise because it can help people earn a little extra money. Almost everyone has a frangipani tree in their yard. Rahayu’s neighbour Muliawati also collects these flowers and dries them out.

She said that she can earn a fair amount every month. (kmb26)

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Commuters walk through water-logged roads after rains in Mumbai, India, August 29, 2017.

MUMBAI - Two toddlers were among at least six people who died after floods caused by heavy seasonal monsoon rains destroyed homes and disrupted traffic in India’s financial capital, police said on Wednesday.

Train services resumed slowly and dozens of commuters began walking to work in Mumbai, a city of 20 million people that is home to India’s two biggest stock exchanges and the headquarters of several major companies.

Some low-lying areas remained under water, causing vehicle pileups, after the city received nearly a month’s equivalent of rainfall in a single day. Authorities ordered schools and colleges to shut following forecasts of more rain. (http:// bit.ly/2wRltEb) “There are several stranded cars and two-wheelers on the roads that

we are clearing,” said traffic police official Amitesh Kumar.

“We are not expecting any major traffic jams as the machinery is geared up and the rain forecast is also not as bad.”

Police said a 45-year-old woman and a 1-1/2-year-old child, members of the same family, died after their home in the northeastern suburb of Vikhroli crumbled late on Tuesday, while a 2-year-old girl died in a wall collapse.

In the neighbouring city of Thane, three people died after being swept away by floods, police added. Several firms made arrangements to provide food and rest areas for employees stuck in offices, while officials of temples and religious bodies offered help to those stranded on streets.

Flights faced delays of up to 15 minutes, a spokeswoman for

the Mumbai airport said, following several cancellations late on Tuesday.

The deluge revived memories of 2005 floods that killed more than 500 people, the majority of them in shantytown slums where more than half the city’s population lives.

Unabated construction on floodplains and coastal areas, as well as stormwater drains and waterways clogged by plastic garbage have made the city increasingly vulnerable to storms.

In a message on social network Twitter, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered crisis-mitigation assistance to the government of Maharashtra, the western state whose capital Mumbai is.

More than 1,200 people have died across India, Bangladesh and Nepal in the worst floods to strike South Asia in years. (rtr)

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Steady may win the weight-loss race PHILADELPHIA - Dieters who lose varying amounts of weight each week may not shed as many excess pounds as people who consistently lose the same amount week in and week out, a U.S. study suggests.

Researchers examined data on183 overweight and obese adults who participated in a weight loss program with meal replacements provided along with goals for calorie monitoring and exercise.

After two years, the dieters who had the most consistent weight loss during the first three months of the program shed more excess pounds than the people who initially had more fluctuation, researchers report in the journal Obesity.

While the study can’t explain whether or how consistency in weekly weight loss might contribute to success, it’s possible that different approaches to dieting played a role, said study co-author Michael Lowe, a psychology researcher at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

“Those who lose weight steadily may have had more consistent eating and exercise habits before they joined our program and continued with that pattern as they cut back on calories and exercised more,” Lowe said by email.

“Those with more variable patters may be trying to lose weight as quickly as possible - so they sometimes have big weight losses, but this leaves them starving and unable to stay on their diet for a week or so,” Lowe added. “They regain some of their weight, get upset, and try to lose as much as they can again.”

At the start of the study, participants were 51 years old on average and typically obese. The majority were white, and most were women.

Overall, participants’ weekly weight loss tended to vary by about 1.09 pounds during the first six weeks and by 1.33 pounds during the first 12 weeks of the study.

Women tended to be more consistent dieters than men, with less variation from one week to the next at both six weeks and 12 weeks.

The researchers found that higher weight variability during the initial six and 12 weeks of weight loss treatment predicted poorer subsequent, long-term weight control at one year and at two years.

For example, someone who lost four pounds one week, regained two and then lost one the next tended to fare worse than someone who lost one pound consistently each week for three weeks.

Interestingly, individuals who reported lower emotional eating, binge eating and preoccupation with food at the start of the study showed higher weight variability and less weight loss overall.

This suggests that initial weight change, rather than relationships with or behaviors toward food, is much more important in predicting who will succeed in weight loss and maintenance, the authors conclude.

It’s also possible that variation in weight loss from one week to the next slows down overall weight loss, making it harder for people to achieve long-term weight loss goals, said Susan Roberts of the USDA Nutrition Center at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

“So people who are on their program some weeks but not others will inevitably lose less weight because you can’t really catch up in the sense of making up bad weeks,” Roberts, who wasn’t involved in the study, said by email. “At best, you can only get back on track.”

Participants who had more consistent results might also do more thorough job of tracking what they eat and how much they exercise, said Dr. Anne McTiernan of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. (rtr)

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After two years, the dieters who had the most consistent weight loss during the first three months of the program shed more excess pounds than the people who initially had more fluctuation

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Arrangement to be made gradually Customers buy fruit and vegetables at a stall in Borough Market in London, Britain August 18, 2017.

Study challenges conventional wisdom on fats, fruits and vegetables

ONTARIO - Global dietary guidelines should possibly be changed to allow people to consume somewhat more fats, to cut back on carbohydrates and in some cases to slightly scale back on fruits and vegetables, a large study suggests.

Over the course of about seven years, diets with roughly 35 percent of calories from fats were tied to a lower mortality rate than diets with about 60 percent of calories from carbohydrates.

“What we are suggesting is moderation as opposed to very low and very high intakes of fats and carbohydrates,” said Mahshid Dehghan from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Dehghan and colleagues write in The Lancet that cardiovascular disease is a global epidemic, with 80 percent of the burden being found in low- and middle-income countries.

The World Health Organization currently advises people to get no more than 30 percent of energy from fats and to avoid saturated fats found in things like animal products. Those recommendations are based on data from North America and Europe, however.

The new data are drawn from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, which recruited people ages 35 to 70 in 18 countries between 2003 and 2013.

The researchers had dietary and other information from 135,335 people who were followed for roughly seven years.

During the study period, the researchers identified 5,796 deaths and 4,784 cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks among the study population.

When the researchers separated people into five groups based on carbohydrate consumption, they found that people who ate the most carbohydrates were 28 percent more likely to die from any cause during the study than those who ate the least.

When people were divided into five groups based on how much fat they consumed, those who consumed the most fat - of any kind - were about 23 percent less likely to die during the study than those who ate the least.

The findings were consistent no matter what type of fat was consumed.

“We are hoping that dietary guidelines are reconsidered in light of the new findings,” Dehghan told Reuters Health.

Guidelines could relax restrictions on fat while focusing on carbohydrate intake, for example.

A second analysis from the PURE study also suggests that the benefits of eating fruits and vegetable aren’t limitless.

WHO guidelines suggest five servings of fruits, vegetables or legumes each day, according to coauthor Victoria Miller, who is also with McMaster University.

Those guidelines, again, are mostly based on evidence from North America and Europe. In other parts of the world, five servings of fruit each day may be too expensive.

“Our findings show the lowest risk of death was among people

who ate three to four servings with little additional benefit beyond that range,” said Miller.

If dietary guidelines were adjusted to reflect a smaller recommended amount, she told Reuters Health, it would be more achievable and more people would meet that goal.

Miller also emphasized that people who are meeting or exceeding the daily goal of fruits, vegetables and legumes shouldn’t take the findings as a license to eat less of those foods.

“We don’t want to tell people who are eating more than the recommendation to eat less,” she said. “That’s not the message.”

Along with existing evidence, the new research suggests the biology of people around the world is similar when it comes to diets, said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Boston.

“When viewed in the context of all the other evidence, it paints a pretty consistent picture,” said Mozaffarian, who wasn’t involved with the new study.

He told Reuters Health that people should increase good fats, increase the consumption of good foods that give rise to life - like fruits - and not worry too much about total or saturated fats.

“I think we really have to revisit the continued strong focus on fat rather than thinking of carbs and food quality,” said Mozaffarian. (rtr)

The pond and surrounding area have remained unkempt and have become dilapidated.

BANGLI — Tamanbali Raja located at Tamanbali village, Bangli, has long been designated as a tourist destination. However, the pond and surrounding area have remained unkempt and have become dilapidated.

As seen at the location last Monday, Tamanbali Raja, a relic of the king of Tamanbali, has become quite rundown. At the edge of the pond on the north near Masceti Temple, a pile

of refuse form ceremonial offerings has been left to rot. Shrubs overgrow the area and the gazebo built by former Governor of Bali Dewa Made Berata is severely damaged with nothing but the pillars remaining.

Headman of Tamanbali, I Dewa Gede Ngurah Oka, admited on Monday (Aug 28) that the locatin has been neglected for some time.

Despite having been designated as a

tourist attraction, Tamanbali Raja has not been given any attention. “We are stil conducting a study to determine how we should renovate the grounds that have become quite spooky”, said Ngurah Oka. Ngurah Oka added that he hopes that the district government of Bangli can help fix up the location that will require a fairly large budget as the local village only has a very limited

budget. “We hoped that the so that these grounds can be used more optimally’ he explained.

Even in its sorry state, still manages to draw a fair number of visitors who come to take pictures or just to walk around. “ If the location is rearranged, visitors will certainly be happy to com here”, he explained.

Facilities such as parking and toilets also need to be worked on.

Here are also plans to built a post for taking selfies above the pond and trekking path. Travel agencies who have helped to build up the Kuning Waterfall attraction at Petak hamlet will also be invited to give their imput.

The plan is to make Tamanbali Raja part of a trekking package. “ We will arrange the entire location gradually” he added. (kmb41)

Patoyan Ganggadwara

An innovative work exploring nature CONNOISSEURS of the arts in Bali, especially those living around Mumbul Park, Sangeh, had the opportunity to enjoy an attractive art performance on Saturday night (Aug. 26). IN fact they were the first to witness the innovative kecak a cappella performance on water. Hopefully, the kecak on water dance created by the Sangeh village youth in collaboration with the Yudistira Dance Studio under direction of Pancer Langiit Dance Studio, will serve as a the embryo for the revivial of artistic creativity as a tourist attraction that has been starting to pick up steam. Mumbal Park, that is know by the Balinese as a place for doing water purification and there is hope that this new kecak dance will become their trade mark performance.

According to Head of Pancer Langiit Foundation, Agung Rahma Putra, the birth of the water kecak entitled Patoyan Ganggadwara was

inspired by the beauty of Mumbul Park known as the center for spiritual and physical activity of Sangeh villagers. The clear water pond locate in Mumbul Park can serve as a natural stage for Balinese artists to show off creative works.

“Pancer Langiit along with the Sangeh village youth and Yudistira dance studio of Sangeh are trying to respond to the space of Mumbul Park to drive the spirit and potential of our artistic creativity.

In addition, we have an idea that this place can be transformed into an educational center for maintaining, preserving and glorifying the springs as a source of life”, said this doctoral student from ISI Surakarta, Solo while explaining where the inspiration for the creation of Patoyan Ganggadwar came from In Balinese culture, said Agung Rahma Putra, patoyan is known as a container of holy water and plays an important role in the life of

Hindu society in general and Balinese Hindu in particular. Gangga is a gift from Hyang Paramesti Guru in the form of enlightenment and the value of virtue. Enlightenment is like a lantern providing guidance for humans. Thus, Patoyan Ganggadwara is interpreted as an entrance to self-purification as the first step in achieving true happiness.

“We deliberately came up with the concept of this work as a water kecak composition as we hope it can become one of the icons or trade marks staged at Mumbul Park.

Hopefully, this work can also become one of the attractions for tourists visiting Mumbul Park”, he said while adding that the Patoyan Ganggadwara performance is a cultural night intended to support Sangeh Village in developing tourism as well as being part of the cultural night program as a social service of Warmadewa University. (ian)

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The Sangeh village youth in collaboration with the Yudistira Dance Studio under direction of Pancer Langiit Dance Studio.

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He reveals an artist Kepaon in 1928

Edward said he was conducting this research to repatriate old documents that had never been seen by Balinese artists, scholars and the people of Bali.

“We have a disk collection about Balinese culture and customs, chiefly the songs of ancient Bali from around 1928. Our research project is entitled ‘the 1928 repatriation’ and we found 111 Balinese songs including the CD”, he said. After discovering these recordings, Edward restored them in collaboration with experts in New Yord. He also found Balinese dance movies from the 1930’s that also include

images of the daily life of Balinese people featuring scenes of the natural environment, temple festivals, devotional works and ngaben or cremation ceremony.

“Our task is to search for evidence of Balinese culture. I am confident that Balinese culture is very complicated, creative and constantly growing. These documents prove that during the period of the 1920s and 1930s, Balinese artists were very good, as shown by the janger dance at Abiantimbul or Kedaton that they are complicated and quite revolutionary”, he asserted.

Due to his persistent desire to

With only 25 percent production, coffee farmers unable to fulfill export demands

return documents of old Balinese culture in the form of copied materials, he has come across photographs in archive offices all over the world. He added that his teacher and colleagues in Bali were also eager to find recordings.

“My colleagues need the documents because they want to learn, preserve and revive these arts and culture, such as the traditional songs of Denpasar and Griya Pidada Klungkung. Many scholars and artists want to see these”, he said.

Edward has been collecting these documents for 15 years and completed his collection 8 years ago with the recordings of old Balinese songs. He had many challenges including repeatedly requesting permission to have these documents. According to Edward, these belong to the people of Bali so he did what he could to get a soft copy. “II am

not satisfied with just seeing a photo or movie without knowing what it is. So, I try to find the senior figures presented in these documents”, he said.

A few months ago, Edward got an old movie from the National Library of Washington DC. The movie had been kept there for 80 years and was only opened a few months ago. “I had the assistance of Made Kaler from Buleleng Bali who is a very thourgouh and fast write. He can can watch while noting what the dancer says. Hopefully he can become the hero of anthropology from Bali”, he said. In the dance film with the words ‘Kepaon’ and ‘Bagus’ Edward saw a dance group (Bagus group from Kepaon). He immediately called his clolleague Nyoman Wisura from Kepaon and was brought to meet Jero Dalem Kepaon.

“The film shows a pantiran dance (squatting dance). Nowadays it wold be known as Kebyar Duduk dance. I am very happy to meet with this senior figure and his family here so that I can know the name of the gamelan players and dancers in this movie from 1928”, he said. Dewa Suharya familiarly addressed as DBM Su-

TABANAN —Tabanan coffee farmers have been facing quite a challenge over the part two years with regards to weather conditions. After overcoming the challenge of a long dry season in 2016, in 2017 they had to face similarly long rainy season. As a result, over the last two years, coffee production has continued to decline.

In 2017, Robusta coffee beans with the potential for export were only produced at 25 percent of the harvest from the previsou year.

Chief of the Pupuan Coffee Association, Wayan Dira, who is also a coffee farmer, said on Tuesday (Aug. 29) that Robusta coffee production in Pupuan dropped dramatically this year. On average, he used to produce about one ton of coffee beans per hectare but this year productinon has dropped to 250 kilograms per hectare”, he said.

Dira added that the decline in the production of coffee beans over the past two years was caused by extreme weather conditions. The growing season of 2016 was to dry and this year it was too wet.

Coffee farmers in Pupuan hope that 2018 growing season will be more conducive to productive crops. He decline in productino over the last two years has menat that the Pupan Coffee Association could not meet the rather large demand for Robusta overseas.

“This year we could not meet the export demands, we could only meet domestic needs” explained Dira.

Currently, the price of Pupuan coffee shows an increase though not a significant one. Dry coffee beans are being sold in the range of IDR 30,000 to IDR 35,000. Based on data from the agriculture agency, the area of Robusta coffee plantations in 2016 spread across the 39 subak abian organizations in Pupuan was recorded to reach 9,586.31 hectares, with 822.45 hectares had not produced any beans yet; 8,197.91 hectares have produced beans and 1,134.27 hectares that had been planted but did not produce any beans or produced damaged beans. In 2016 their productino of Robusta coffee reached 6,101.61 tons. (kmb24)

harya admitted that he was proud to be Dewa Bagus Putu Sarya’s grandson because his grandfather represents the embryo of dance in South Bali – especially the area of Kepaon and surrounding areas.

“We know that my grandfather was a dancer and martial artist.

He was also a teacher, training gamelan musicians at Kepaon, Langon and Belaluan and have not inherited the dance but we were given the matrial arts.

Thanks you Mr. Edward for showing us this documentary about one of our senior figures that we have never seen before”, said this former chief of Denpasar police (now Denpasar metro police).

The film made Suharya proud to see his grandfather playing the drum, in fact he immediately shouted out ‘that’s my grandfather!!’. “Our grandfather died in 1977 at the age of 76. I was in the first grade of the police academy. Now I see that my grandfather was very handsome.

Our family were great artists of the past and I am determined to preserve the Balinese culture inherited from this senior figure” said this retired one-star police general. (rah)

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LOS ANGELES - Kim Kardashian and her family on Tuesday donated a collective $500,000 to storm Harvey relief efforts, joining celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Dwayne Johnson, NFL player J.J. Watt and comedian Kevin Hart who have pledged funds to help the tens of thousands affected by the devastation in Texas.

Kardashian, her sisters Khloe and Kourtney and mom Kris Jenner made the pledges on Twitter, directing their funds to the Red Cross and Salvation Army.

“Houston we are praying for you! My mom, sisters & I will be donating $500,000,” the TV reality star tweeted.

Tropical Storm Harvey, which hit land as a hurricane over the weekend, has brought catastrophic flooding to Texas, killing at least 11 people and paralyzing Houston.

City officials on Tuesday prepared

to shelter up to 19,000 people, with thousands more expected to flee the area.

“Ride Along” star Hart set the celebrity ball rolling on Monday with a $50,000 donation and social media challenge that called on stars to match him. Johnson, Lopez and rapper DJ Khaled each have pledged $25,000.

Houston Texans NFL player Watt launched his own online effort on Sunday with a $100,000 donation and a video plea. The fund quickly reached $1 million,

and Watt tweeted on Tuesday his goal was now $4 million.

Houston’s most famous export, Beyonce, who has recently moved from New York to Los Angeles, has said she is working on a plan to help her hometown recover “Texas You are in my prayers,” the singer posted on her Instagram page. In statement to the Houston Chronicle on Monday, Beyonce added that she was working closely with her team and her Houston pastor “to implement a plan to help as many as we can.” (rtr)

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Kim Kardashian arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016.

Taylor Swift’s new music video makes biggest YouTube debut ever LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift’s vengeful new music video “Look What You Made Me Do,” is smashing records on YouTube, garnering more than 43 million views in its first 24 hours of release.

YouTube said on Tuesday it was the biggest debut of any video in YouTube history, beating the 36-million mark set by South Korean singer Psy’s “Gentleman” for that time frame in 2013.

“Look What You Made Me Do,” in which Swift takes aim at those who have attacked her professionally and personally in the last 10 years, has been heavily scrutinized by fans and entertainment media since it was premiered at the MTV Video Music Awards show on Sunday.

Swift, 27, who has been absent from award shows and red carpet events in

2017 after highly publicized feuds with Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry, did not attend the ceremony.

YouTube said the video averaged over 30,000 views per minute in its first 24 hours, with hourly views reaching over 3 million. By Tuesday, YouTube views had surpassed the 53 million mark.

The music video starts with Swift crawling out of a grave and declaring her old self dead, portraying a hard-edged artist with nothing left to lose.

It ends with the singer reviving all the personas of her music career - from gawky, guitar-playing 16-year-old to poised Grammy winner - and having them bicker with each other for being fake, pretending to be nice and playing the victim. (rtr)

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